the deceased

noun

formal

: a dead person or dead people

a relative of the deceased

Three of the deceased are being buried today.

Examples of the deceased in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The 40 recipes were all approved by family members of the deceased, whom Grant tracked down mostly through internet sleuthing (obituaries and social media) to ask permission to publish. — Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Police later identified the deceased individual in the incident as 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased and determine the cause and manner of death after an autopsy. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026

Eight of the deceased, including the suspect, were related and one of the two women killed outside was a family friend, Lorah said. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

• beast
• ceased
• creased
• east
• feast
• fleeced
• geest
• greased
• leased
• least
• pieced
• priest