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, death, 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, death, 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, death, 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, death, 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. John Donne:

   Our fear of death is like our fear that summer will be short, but when we have had our swing of pleasure, our fill of fruit, and our swelter of heat, we say we have had our day.

2. Martin County:

   > (CNN)The first rule of politics has long been to never, ever compare anything to Nazi Germany. The murder of 6 million Jews defies comparison. The second rule of politics -- or maybe just an addendum to the first rule -- should be: Never compare anything to the mission that led to the death of Osama bin Laden.Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (yes, him again) seemed to have missed that class in politician school.Here's DeSantis speaking at an event of a school reopening on Wednesday night in Tallahassee:.

3. Otis Brawley:

   We have a large number of people who, even though they get health care, they get inadequate health care -- or, less than high quality health care, if we could improve those logistics, we could decrease the death rate from cancer even more.

4. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   I do not agree with what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.

5. Horace:

   Who then is free? The one who wisely is lord of themselves, who neither poverty, death or captivity terrify, who is strong to resist his appetites and shun honors, and is complete in themselves smooth and round like a globe.