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

Crews remained at the scene to help the power company with the fallen pole, the department said.

— Mark Price July 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 July 2026
Aemond finds himself at the mercy of the Harrenhal witch, Alys Rivers, while Aegon and Larys continue their misadventures near Rook’s Rest, where the fallen and crippled king must, for once, learn some humility.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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Verb

The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
The New Mexico Office of the Medical Investigator later determined the newborn died by homicide, finding that the child died from entrapment after being placed and tied inside a plastic trash bag beneath bloody paper towels and other garbage.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of died

Adjective

The majority are retirees, but the Social Security Administration (SSA) also provides regular income to disabled workers, widowed spouses and children of deceased workers.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
The face of deceased founder Maurice White looms in the background.

— DeAsia Paige, AJC.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of deceased

Adjective

Despite continued life-saving efforts by first responders, the girl was pronounced dead before she could be airlifted to a hospital.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Investigators declared the driver of the white SUV, a 53-year-old man, dead at the scene, Moncayo said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of dead

Verb

Spencer Long, his wife and three sons perished while on a hiking trip.

— Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026
At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas.

— Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

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