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

Aerial footage taken around noon shows a Pacific Surfliner train stopped, with a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner van attending to the deceased person. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026

The user recounted the experience on TikTok and shared a photo of crew members covering the deceased individual with a tarp. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026

The morning also began with a somber honorarium for the deceased. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Initial investigations found that the deceased man had an active protective order against him related to one of the people who lives in the home, according to the statement. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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