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 identities of the deceased have not been released and investigators are looking into the circumstances around both deaths, the sheriff’s office said. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the deceased after next of kin have been notified. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2026

Was the deceased taking a medication that suppressed their ability to sense heat? — Alejandra Borunda, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Although Diamantoni is the coroner for Lancaster County, where both the deceased baby and child lived, the county does not have its own local health department and gets information from the state health department. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for the deceased

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