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

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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

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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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People looking out for themselves have compromised the fates of those who have less control over their destinies.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
Belle and Cal were ambushed in the finale and shot at by gunmen who were later revealed to be hired by Tom Wheeler, and the episode ended without confirming either of their fates.

— Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of fates

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Wisconsin only falls one spot after being competitive with Notre Dame for more than a half.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
When the baseline is agreed early, each new agent inherits it, and the cost and risk of every additional deployment falls rather than rising.

— Krishnaveni Palanivelu, Forbes.com, 8 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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