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

Black paid Epstein to be his wealth adviser for years and has been scrutinized for his connections to the deceased New York financier in recent months after debate over Epstein’s life surged. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

In a post on Telegram, police said visual identification of some of the bodies was not possible and that specialists were working with relatives of the deceased to collect DNA samples for analysis. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026

Out of respect for the deceased individuals, the remains will be covered with a cloth during the ceremony. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Unaware of Strother’s history, though, Michael Melick, El Paso high school history teacher and current board president, took students to the local cemetery to do a report on one of the deceased. — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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