Synonyms of demises

demises 1 of 2

noun

plural of demise

1

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• fates
• passings
• dooms
• dissolutions
• expirations
• graves
• deceases
• exits
• ends
• curtains
• suicides
• passages
• fatalities
• sleeps
• assassinations
• casualties
• endings
• destructions
• expiries
• martyrdoms
• great divides
• quietuses
• executions
• annihilations
• killings
• exterminations
• massacres
• ruins
• slaughters
• self-murders
• self-destructions
• self-slaughters

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• existences
• lives
• nativities
• creations
• originations
• rises
• geneses

2

as in terminations

the act of ceasing to exist

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• terminations
• dissolutions
• endings
• expirations
• cessations
• dispersions
• destructions
• passings
• ends
• expiries
• conclusions
• shutdowns
• stoppages
• discontinuances
• suicides
• lapses
• ruins
• finishes
• dooms
• annihilations
• deceases
• shutoffs
• stops
• closes
• halts
• quietuses
• surceases

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beginnings
• births
• creations
• commencements
• onsets
• inceptions
• existences
• starts
• geneses
• launches
• dawns
• mornings
• alphas
• prolongations
• outsets
• incipiencies
• institutions
• incipiences
• initiations
• originations
• persistences
• inaugurations

3

as in downfalls

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

• downfalls
• setbacks
• reversals
• declines
• falls
• downs
• breakdowns
• humiliations
• disappointments
• flameouts
• defeats
• collapses
• comedowns
• descents
• crashes
• ruins
• dégringolades
• burnouts
• meltdowns
• disgraces
• undoings
• nadirs
• bottoms
• abasements

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ups
• ascents
• advances
• rises
• exaltations
• progresses
• aggrandizements
• headways
• flowers
• primes
• heydays

demises

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of demise

as in dies

to stop living

our much beloved, recently demised leader

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• perishes
• ends
• exits
• succumbs
• expires
• parts
• passes (on)
• deceases
• departs
• disappears
• buys it
• passes away
• steps out
• croaks
• checks out
• kicks off
• goes
• flatlines
• fades
• drops
• snuffs it
• pops off
• kicks in
• gives up the ghost
• pegs out
• bites the dust
• kicks the bucket
• fails
• predeceases
• conks (out)
• dries up
• consumes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• comes to
• breathes
• lingers
• exists
• is
• revives
• flourishes
• thrives
• subsists
• prospers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of demises

Noun

SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026

No reason was provided for the shops’ demises. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025

But a good time in enviable vacation spots is guaranteed, with ghoulish demises for many principal figures here served up like caviar on sashimi. — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025