DECEASES Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of decease

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties

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deceases

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of decease

as in dies

to stop living no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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Noun

Castro turned 95 in June, just days after he was indicted in Miami for the deaths of four men during the 1996 shootdown over the Floida Straits of a plane belonging to the Cuban exile organization Brothers to the Rescue by Cuban military jets.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Construction accounts for a disproportionate share of workplace deaths compared with its share of the overall workforce.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of deaths

Verb

When Henry Dashwood dies, his wife (Caitríona Balfe) and three daughters are left with an inheritance of just £500 a year.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2026
In this Dutch drama series based on Noort’s bestselling novel, four rich and glamorous couples are living the dream—until one of them dies in a mysterious house fire.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dies

Verb

In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

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Season 2 of the spinoff picks up after multiple characters’ fates were left hanging in the balance in the season 1 finale.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The fates of several college basketball programs in 2026-27 could be determined by the courts and the NCAA Eligibility Center.

— CJ Moore, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of fates

Verb

Saccharide is a carbohydrate made of sugars, and the Aries season falls between late March and early April.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Companies should examine the economics more closely when a category of loss occurs regularly, remains relatively stable and falls within an amount the organization can comfortably absorb.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of falls

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What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026
When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90.

— Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

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