Synonyms of deaths

deaths

noun

plural of death

1

as in demises

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

we were all saddened by the death of our friend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demises
• fates
• passings
• dooms
• graves
• dissolutions
• suicides
• fatalities
• deceases
• curtains
• exits
• expirations
• sleeps
• assassinations
• passages
• casualties
• ends
• destructions
• great divides
• martyrdoms
• quietuses
• endings
• expiries
• executions
• killings
• massacres
• ruins
• exterminations
• annihilations
• slaughters
• self-murders
• self-slaughters
• self-destructions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• nativities
• creations
• originations
• rises
• geneses

2

as in terminations

the act of ceasing to exist

the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demises
• terminations
• dissolutions
• cessations
• destructions
• expirations
• dispersions
• endings
• suicides
• passings
• shutdowns
• expiries
• stoppages
• conclusions
• discontinuances
• ends
• lapses
• ruins
• shutoffs
• finishes
• deceases
• dooms
• annihilations
• stops
• halts
• closes
• surceases
• quietuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• beginnings
• starts
• commencements
• onsets
• creations
• launches
• geneses
• mornings
• dawns
• inceptions
• alphas
• existences
• prolongations
• incipiencies
• outsets
• incipiences
• institutions
• initiations
• persistences
• originations
• inaugurations

3

as in downfalls

something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life

that muscle car will be the death of him yet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downfalls
• destructions
• ruins
• kisses of death
• curses
• undoings
• ruinations
• banes
• torments
• tragic flaws
• Achilles' heels

4

as in massacres

the killing of a large number of people

thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• massacres
• slaughters
• genocides
• bloodbaths
• carnages
• murders
• butcheries
• killings
• slayings
• holocausts
• mortalities
• manslaughters
• homicides
• exterminations
• assassinations
• executions
• devastations
• annihilations
• pogroms
• bloodlettings
• bloodsheds
• destructions
• foul play
• decimations
• eradications

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deaths

The association disbanded after several deaths and resignations, according to Lewis. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

Eighty-two percent of hazing deaths involve forced alcohol consumption. — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Both deaths were ruled natural, with the primary cause being organic cardiovascular disease and the secondary cause being heat stress. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026

Rather than focusing on the deaths themselves, the exhibit examines how the nation commemorates its leaders through ritual and tradition. — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026

In previous years, ICE was directed to publicly report and conduct reviews of all deaths of individuals in custody, including those who died within 30 days of release. — Claire Healy, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026

Chris regards his role in the deaths and disappearances of thousands of innocents with a weary shrug—and, on rare dark nights of the soul, a piddling note of regret. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Their deaths marked the beginning of centuries of persecution against Christians in Japan. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

The deaths of two CIA agents and two Mexican officers in an April crash after a drug-lab raid have triggered a rare federal treason case against Chihuahua’s former top prosecutor. — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026