Synonyms of die

die 1 of 2

verb

ˈdī 

1

as in to perish

to stop living

the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to stop

to come to an end

the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stop
• end
• expire
• cease
• halt
• conclude
• go
• pass
• finish
• terminate
• close
• determine
• leave off
• elapse
• lapse
• discontinue
• wind up
• quit
• stall
• break up
• break off
• wink (out)
• let up
• bite the dust
• dead-end
• refrain (from)
• stay
• lay off (of)
• pause
• desist (from)
• cut out
• pack (up or in)
• suspend
• give over
• break down
• knock off
• abate
• wind down
• peter (out)
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• persist
• hang on
• prolong
• extend
• draw out
• protract

3

as in to fail

to stop functioning

fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fail
• crash
• stall
• break
• cut out
• give out
• break down
• sputter
• conk (out)
• fizzle
• act up
• jam
• wheeze
• malfunction

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• start (up)

die

2 of 2

noun

ˈdī 

as in bones

a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games

he rolled the die, hoping for a six

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bones
• dice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of die

Verb

No one died in the crash near the Tullahoma Regional Airport, according to Russell who added no one on the ground was injured. —Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 8 June 2025

Not long after Qasem Hassan graduated from medical school, her mother died, of cancer. —Eyal Press, New Yorker, 9 June 2025

Noun

Many of those infected develop respiratory failure as their lungs fill with fluid and more than a third die. —Judy Stone, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Here’s today’s: Four friends—Owl, Robot, Sneaky Bobby, and Tomcat—are playing a board game that involves rolling a six-sided die and moving that many spaces forward. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025

Phrases Containing die

• die (away or down or out)
• die (for)
• die on the vine