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Synonyms for death
dɛθdeath
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Wiktionary
Deathnoun
Synonyms:
Grim Reaperdeathnoun
The personification of death.
The death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
Synonyms:
Grim Reaper
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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decease, expiry, end, termination, expiration, destruction, dying, last, demisedeathnoun
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
"the animal died a painful death"
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end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastdeathnoun
the absence of life or state of being dead
"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
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end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastdeath, dying, demisenoun
the time when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
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decease, expiry, end, destruction, dying, last, demisedeath, lastnoun
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
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cobbler's last, shoemaker's last, last, conclusion, finish, expiry, end, destruction, finis, stopping point, demise, dying, close, final stage, decease, finaleDeathnoun
the personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
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end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, lastend, 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, deceasedeathnoun
the act of killing
"he had two deaths on his conscience"
Synonyms:
end, destruction, demise, decease, expiry, dying, last
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
deathnoun
Synonyms:
decease, demise, dying, dissolution, departure, exit, end of life, king of terrors, debt of nature
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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, casualtydeathnoun
Associated words:
mortuary, rigor mortis
Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD
DEATH
Synonyms:
Dying Experiences At The Hitchcock (Medical Center, Dartmouth)
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#625 | release | |
#735 | close | |
#967 | death | |
#1163 | capital | |
#1232 | fall | |
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#1763 | die | |
#1888 | ending | |
#1896 | goal | |
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#2278 | failure | |
#2674 | finish | |
#3227 | exit | |
#3281 | killed | |
#3458 | execution | |
#3528 | terminal | |
#4037 | conclusion | |
#4038 | closing | |
#4462 | passing | |
#4553 | murder | |
#4717 | sentence | |
#4806 | penalty | |
#5264 | destruction | |
#5374 | departure | |
#5377 | killing | |
#5649 | deaths | |
#6054 | termination | |
#6628 | dying | |
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#7613 | dies | |
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#14288 | demolition | |
#16073 | finale | |
#16872 | cessation | |
#16947 | expiry | |
#17507 | dissolution | |
#20174 | demise | |
#22071 | fatalities | |
#24076 | devastation | |
#24478 | tod | |
#25404 | remnant | |
#25754 | bereavement | |
#26206 | executions | |
#28644 | mort | |
#29276 | fatality | |
#50422 | wipeout | |
#63334 | muerte | |
#70504 | finis | |
#92888 | decease |
How to use death in a sentence?
These officers had a legal duty to Mr. Bronstein, he was in custody. We believe that they failed their duty and their failure was criminally negligent, causing his death.
While we await a decision from Attorney General Daniel Cameron on whether or not charges will be filed in this case, my administration is not waiting to move ahead with needed reforms to prevent a tragedy like this from ever happening again, her death has ignited a movement in Louisville, in the nation, for racial justice, sending thousands into our streets and cities all across the country and the world. All crying out for justice for Breonna.
She was responsible for getting the hotel room for these minors. Her name was on the hotel room for these minors, so I feel like she should be held accountable for my daughter's death as well.
Texas has never accepted the consular ID’s, birth and death records are filed at the local registrar … so while we’ve never accepted them at the state level, I cannot say that every registrar rejected them.
You get one last chance in your death to remind people not only of who you were, but what you did and why it was important.
Translations for death
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- الموتArabic
- smrtCzech
- dødDanish
- TodGerman
- θάνατοςGreek
- mortoEsperanto
- muerteSpanish
- مرگPersian
- kuolemaFinnish
- décèsFrench
- básIrish
- मौतHindi
- halálHungarian
- մահArmenian
- kematianIndonesian
- morteItalian
- מוותHebrew
- 死Japanese
- ಸಾವುKannada
- 죽음Korean
- mortemLatin
- doodDutch
- dødNorwegian
- śmierćPolish
- mortePortuguese
- moarteRomanian
- смертьRussian
- dSwedish
- மரணம்Tamil
- మరణంTelugu
- ความตายThai
- olümTurkish
- смертьUkrainian
- موتUrdu
- tử vongVietnamese
- טויטYiddish
- 死亡Chinese
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