Synonyms for demise
dɪˈmaɪzdemise

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1. death, dying, demiseverb

   the time when something ends

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

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

2. demiseverb

   transfer by a lease or by a will

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1. demisenoun

   Synonyms:
   conveyance, alienation, transfer, transference, making over

2. demisenoun

   Synonyms:
   death (of a royal or a distinguished person), decease

3. demiseverb

   Synonyms:
   alienate, transfer, consign, devolve, convey, make over, deliver over

4. demiseverb

   Synonyms:
   bequeath, devise, will, grant by will

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1. List of paraphrases for "demise":

   disappearance, collapse, death, extinction, decline, extirpation, downfall, disappearing, fall

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1. Roz Rothstein:

   Since the BDS Movement has escalated on campus, Jewish students have reported more incidents of anti-Semitism and hate speech against Israel, including calls for Israel’s demise, support for violence against Israelis, spray-painted swastikas, and more, the comments by UCLA student council members are an indication of how the line between legitimate criticism and anti-Semitism has become blurred.

2. Di Martino:

   I wanted to photograph new-but-already-established churches from this millennium ... but I had to explain to a lot of people that I wasn't documenting the demise of the Catholic Church or even the loss of churchgoers. but how these churches have now become part of the establishment.

3. Swami Sivanada:

   If you think about disaster, you will get it. Brood about death and you hasten your demise. Think positively and masterfully, with confidence and faith, and life becomes more secure, more fraught with action, richer in achievement and experience.

4. Dave Blackwood:

   Nothing less than radical change will prevent the premature demise of the basin, let alone maximise economic recovery.

5. El Chapo:

   Despite El Chapo apparent demise and El Chapo extradition to Famous US extradition casesThailand -- and I do consider El Chapo apparent demise a final demise -- and the inability of El Chapo children to take over the organization, Sinaloa has kept a degree of coherence because of El Chapo apparent demise business model.