DEMISED Synonyms: 87 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in fallen

no longer living a cemetery reserved for demised family pets

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demised

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verb

past tense of demise

as in died

to stop living our much beloved, recently demised leader

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Adjective

Turf expert Jeff Fowler of Tip Top Turf Solutions said the wet, fallen leaves form a mat.

— John Shumway, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
However, a property owner doesn’t have grounds to seek compensation if the fallen fruit does not cause any damage.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of fallen

Verb

Three people died at the scene and a fourth man later died in hospital, regional military administration head Oleksandr Hanzha reported, while over a dozen people were injured.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
The crash came three weeks after 17 people died in an accident along the same highway linking the capital, Nairobi, with the coastal city of Mombasa.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of died

Adjective

Two handguns were found at the scene, according to police, who have yet to release the identities of the five deceased individuals.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
The truck driver was not injured and remained on scene, while the rider was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and pronounced deceased.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceased

Verb

Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

Adjective

Police said Sunday that a 65-year-old man was found dead on a sidewalk near an entrance to Disneyland in Anaheim.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The vehicle arrived at a hospital, where Kohen was pronounced dead, and another individual was critically injured, according to authorities.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dead

Verb

Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In some ski communities, such as Winter Park, entire mountainsides of trees perished, dramatically altering the landscape.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of perished

Adjective

An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

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