CONK (OUT) Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

conk (out)

verb

Definition of conk (out)

as in to faint

to lose consciousness after three days without eating, he simply conked out

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as in to die

to stop functioning the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere

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start (up)

as in to pass (on)

to stop living a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out

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Studies of inflight medical events consistently find that the most common onboard complaints are fainting or feeling faint, respiratory symptoms, and gastrointestinal distress — not the dramatic emergencies Hollywood tends to depict.

— Sriman Swarup, STAT, 13 July 2026
Authorities have determined the cause and manner of death of a 45-year-old inmate who died in March after fainting while in custody at the San Diego Central Jail, sheriff’s officials said Tuesday.

— Sydney Brammer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026

Definition of faint

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Tuesday’s death also marked at least the 46th person to die while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail or RCCC since January 2021, according to data compiled by The Sacramento Bee.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
As beta-amyloid levels rise in the brain, tangles of proteins called tau begin gathering inside brain cells, causing neurons to collapse and die.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of die

Verb

Though the team failed to advance to the knockout round, its historic run inspired an outpouring of national pride, while uniting Haitians at home and abroad.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Arredondo is charged with 10 counts of endangering students for allegedly failing to quickly respond to the May 24, 2022, shooting, in which 19 students and two teachers were killed.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of fail

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Spain's deadliest wildfire was in 1979, when 21 people perished in Lloret de Mar, a coastal town about an hour north of Barcelona.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Spain’s deadliest wildfire was in 1979, when 21 people perished in Lloret de Mar, a coastal town about an hour north of Barcelona.

— Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of perish

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Only a small percentage of SpaceX’s shares were made available when the company went public as a measure to prevent insiders from quickly cashing out and crashing the stock price.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
An 81-year-old pilot is dead after crashing a small plane upside down into a Plymouth Pond Thursday morning, according to the Plymouth County District Attorney’s Office.

— Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026

Definition of crash

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After my father passed away unexpectedly in 1960, my family was faced with significant financial challenges.

— Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Wally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a lifetime of flying and fighting for women in aviation and aerospace, has passed away at age 87.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of pass away

Verb

The new Auto trim feature acts as a one-tap solution, automatically analyzing the video and cutting out unnecessary footage to shorten the timeline.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Once your cake is baked and cooled, use the back of a piping tip to cut out tiny circles.

— Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026

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