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 department identified the deceased as a resident of Lancaster County, which is the epicenter of a raging outbreak that began in late April. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

If all this is possible, why not communication between the deceased and the living? — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

The investigation spawned a nationwide reckoning with the legacy of the deceased labor organizer who had become an icon of Chicano rights. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

In a statement to Fox News Digital, the University of Mississippi confirmed that both of the deceased were students there. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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