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

To settle an estate, someone has to locate all of the deceased person’s assets, pay off their debts, deal with their taxes, talk to all heirs and creditors, file reports with the court, and finally distribute what is left. — Reid Kress Weisbord, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Traditional burial practices in some communities involve touching the bodies of the deceased, which can be highly contagious. — Prosper Heri Ngorora, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

Officials have not released any additional information about the deceased person. — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Wildlife authorities said the toxic substances found in the deceased elephants pose no immediate threat to human health. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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