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

Officers retrieved the body, and the identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Abbott earlier said the deceased individual in Uvalde was a woman. — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the deceased man as 25-year-old Jalon Jackson, according to online records. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Most of the deceased, all of whom were adults, are foreign nationals. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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