Synonyms for death
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1. Deathnoun

   Synonyms:
   Grim Reaper

2. deathnoun

   The personification of death.

   The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.

   Synonyms:
   Grim Reaper

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1. death

   Synonyms:
   departure, demise, decease, dissolution, mortality, fall, failure, termination, cessation, expiration, release, exit

   Antonyms:
   birth, rise, life, growth, vigor, animation, spirit, activity, operation, action, commencement, vitality, auspices, inauguration

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1. death, decease, expirynoun

   the event of dying or departure from life

   "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"

   Synonyms:
   decease, expiry, end, termination, expiration, destruction, dying, last, demise

   Antonyms:
   nativity, birth, nascence, nascency

2. deathnoun

   the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism

   "the animal died a painful death"

   Synonyms:
   end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last

   Antonyms:
   nativity, birth, nascency, nascence

3. deathnoun

   the absence of life or state of being dead

   "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"

   Synonyms:
   end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last

   Antonyms:
   birth, nativity, nascence, nascency

4. death, dying, demisenoun

   the time when something ends

   "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

   Synonyms:
   decease, expiry, end, destruction, dying, last, demise

   Antonyms:
   nascence, nascency, nativity, birth

5. death, lastnoun

   the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

   "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

   Synonyms:
   cobbler's last, shoemaker's last, last, conclusion, finish, expiry, end, destruction, finis, stopping point, demise, dying, close, final stage, decease, finale

   Antonyms:
   nativity, birth, nascence, nascency

6. Deathnoun

   the personification of death

   "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"

   Synonyms:
   end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last

   Antonyms:
   nascence, nascency, birth, nativity

7. end, destruction, deathnoun

   a final state

   "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

   Synonyms:
   goal, remainder, devastation, terminal, last, expiry, conclusion, end, ending, demolition, demise, wipeout, dying, remnant, closing, destruction, close, final stage, oddment, decease

   Antonyms:
   nascence, nascency, birth, nativity

8. deathnoun

   the act of killing

   "he had two deaths on his conscience"

   Synonyms:
   end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last

   Antonyms:
   birth, nativity, nascence, nascency

Matched Categories

1. • Imaginary Being
   • Killing
   • Organic Phenomenon
   • State

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1. deathnoun

   Synonyms:
   decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, king of terrors, debt of nature

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1. deathnoun

   Synonyms:
   decease, demise, dissolution, dying, mortality, expiration, quietus, mort, obit, extinction, euthanasia (an easy death)

   Associated words:
   eschatology, thanatology, thanatopsis, necrology, thanatophobia, necrophobia, necrolatry, requiem, necromancy, posthumous, post-mortem, ante-mortem, euthanasian, dirge, crossbones, placebo, in extremis, decedent, funeral, obit, obitual, necrologist, fatality, fatal, casualty

2. deathnoun

   Associated words:
   mortuary, rigor mortis

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1. List of paraphrases for "death":

   dead, deaths, penalty, mortality, died, killed, die, killing, muerte, dies, fatalities, capital, punishment, demise, mort, dying, passing, tod, sentence, fatality, decease, murder, executions, execution, bereavement

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1. DEATH

   Synonyms:
   Dying Experiences At The Hitchcock (Medical Center, Dartmouth)

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1. Larry Magid:

   It's a way to express empathy, the problem with the' Like' button is it's great if you say,' I just turned 30' or' I won the lottery'... but if someone has a life event such as the death of a parent or a dog or losing their job or other things that are negative, there's no easy way to click' I hear you. I feel your pain. I sympathize with you'... There's no simple way so people' like' it and I've been in that same dilemma where do I' like' the fact that somebody just had a bad experience ?

2. Tom Stoppard:

   I agree with everything you say, but I would attack to the death your right to say it.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   I think that we have a lot of evidence now that the death penalty has been too frequently applied and very unfortunately in a discriminatory way, so I think we have to take a hard look at it and a lot of states are doing that.

4. Corrie Moreau:

   The current' insect apocalypse' is really a death by a thousand cuts, pesticide use, land use modification and climate change are likely the major factors causing these global insect declines and all of these are due to human activities. I think it is in our best interest to try to mitigate as many of these as we can since every species on the planet is important.

5. Jacob Frey:

   Our city is experiencing a lot of raw emotion right now, i know that is especially true for our Somali community, who has lost a young man. Gun violence has gripped our city and today is no exception, but the circumstances and the details of what transpired last night, does not negate the tragedy of yesterdays death.