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

Recovery efforts for the deceased driver are ongoing due to the challenging terrain, according to Pasadena police. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Eleven of the deceased victims were buried at the monastery; the remaining three were transported to their hometowns, Ababu said. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Only after that declaration can a donor agency assume responsibility for the deceased, looking for potential recipients and scheduling surgeons to come in to retrieve the organs. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

Those staff help determine whether organs are viable for transplant, make matches between donors and recipients, work directly with families of the deceased and manage the physical transfer of organs to the recipient. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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