Synonyms for obituary
oʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr iobit·u·a·ry

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1. obituary, obit, necrologynoun

   a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

   Synonyms:
   obit, necrology

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1. obituarynoun

   Synonyms:
   necrology

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1. Sam Rockwell:

   I. Was. So. Obnoxious, i wouldn't be surprised if an obituary says, 'Gonged. He's Gonged. He's finally Gonged.' But that's not me. It's not me.

2. Spencer Platt/Getty:

   The obituary for New York City has been written a lot of times, i'm a lifetime New Yorker. And I have great confidence that collectively, we will rise above this and we will drive down the crime and COVID will be in the rearview mirror. And people will return to work with both confidence and expectation of security and safety that would be consistent with their expectations and with the expectations of their employers.

3. Raleigh News Observer:

   Social media drives a lot of it. People feel more comfortable these days sharing more of their private lives, even the parts that aren't happy or glamorous, and that's influencing how they share the news when loved ones die; it's changing the ways they reach out for support, and, as more of these very unique obituaries get publicity, it makes people realize, 'Hey, an obituary can be whatever I want it to be.'.

4. Judge Gorsuch:

   What I try to point out is … it’s not how big your bank account balance is -- nobody ever puts that in their draft obituary -- or that they billed the most hours, or that they won the most cases. It’s how they treated other people along the way, for me, [ I think of the ] the words I read [ just ] yesterday from Increase Sumner’s tombstone. I ’d like to be remembered as a good dad, a good husband, kind and mild in private life, dignified and firm in public life... I have no illusions that I ’ll be remembered for very long.

5. Brendan Behan:

   There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.