Synonyms of demise

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noun

1

as in death

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

inherited all of the estate upon the sudden demise of his grandfather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• death
• fate
• passing
• doom
• dissolution
• decease
• destruction
• end
• grave
• exit
• expiration
• suicide
• assassination
• passage
• sleep
• expiry
• curtains
• ending
• fatality
• quietus
• casualty
• great divide
• annihilation
• martyrdom
• execution
• killing
• slaughter
• self-destruction
• extermination
• ruin
• massacre
• self-slaughter
• self-murder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• birth
• existence
• life
• creation
• rise
• nativity
• genesis
• origination

• birth
• existence
• life
• creation
• rise
• nativity
• genesis
• origination

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2

as in dissolution

the act of ceasing to exist

the gradual demise of the Roman Empire over the course of several centuries

Synonyms & Similar Words

• death
• dissolution
• termination
• destruction
• cessation
• ending
• dispersion
• expiration
• passing
• end
• doom
• expiry
• conclusion
• discontinuance
• suicide
• close
• annihilation
• shutdown
• stoppage
• halt
• ruin
• decease
• lapse
• stop
• finish
• surcease
• shutoff
• quietus

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginning
• creation
• birth
• onset
• existence
• genesis
• inception
• start
• dawn
• commencement
• launch
• morning
• outset
• alpha
• prolongation
• persistence
• incipiency
• incipience
• initiation
• institution
• inauguration
• origination

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• beginning
• creation
• birth
• onset
• existence
• genesis
• inception
• start
• dawn
• commencement
• launch
• morning
• outset
• alpha
• prolongation
• persistence
• incipiency
• incipience
• initiation
• institution
• inauguration
• origination

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3

as in downfall

a loss of status

after her demise as the doyenne of New York society, the mere mention of her name was regarded as a faux pas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downfall
• down
• setback
• decline
• collapse
• disappointment
• fall
• defeat
• flameout
• reversal
• comedown
• undoing
• breakdown
• descent
• crash
• dégringolade
• meltdown
• humiliation
• ruin
• burnout
• Götterdämmerung
• disgrace
• nadir
• abasement
• bottom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• progress
• ascent
• up
• advance
• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• headway
• flower
• heyday
• prime

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• rise
• progress
• ascent
• up
• advance
• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• headway
• flower
• heyday
• prime

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demise

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verb

as in to die

to stop living

our much beloved, recently demised leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• perish
• end
• decease
• exit
• part
• succumb
• disappear
• pass away
• depart
• check out
• buy it
• flatline
• expire
• fade
• step out
• peg out
• snuff it
• drop
• pop off
• go
• kick off
• croak
• kick in
• buy the farm
• pass (on)
• bite the dust
• give up the ghost
• kick the bucket
• fail
• dry up
• predecease
• conk (out)
• consume

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• revive
• breathe
• linger
• be
• exist
• come to
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

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• live
• revive
• breathe
• linger
• be
• exist
• come to
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

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