DIED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

died

verb

past tense of die

as in perished

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

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as in stopped

to come to an end the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

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as in crashed

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

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started (up)

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Recent Examples of died When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 Brittany Clark died June 28 after the attack that happened on a hike with her boyfriend and a friend at Little Big Econ State Forest near Orlando. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The person who died will be identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 July 2026 Tragedy struck the One Direction legacy when Liam Payne died in October 2024 after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 The family of Binh Pham, one of the crash victims who later died at University Hospital in Columbia, has hired Wendt Law Firm. — The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 Jeff Olson, a veteran visual effects producer and modelmaker who spent a quarter-century at Industrial Light and Magic and worked on projects including Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace, Star Trek films and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died June 21. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 24 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for died

Verb

While the crown prince managed to free himself from the dragon before sinking, Triarchy crossbowmen peppered him from a nearby ship, and both dragon and rider perished.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September.

— Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of perished

Verb

Fans of Brazil, Colombia and Portugal also were crushed that their teams, expected to make deep runs, crashed out so early.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Pakistan Navy search and rescue teams battled rough seas Thursday as the search for the five-member crew of a cargo plane that crashed into the Arabian Sea entered its second day, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026

Definition of crashed

Verb

Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.

— Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

United States forward Folarin Balogun has signed with the high-profile Klutch Sports agency following an eventful World Cup campaign that ended when the national team was eliminated by Belgium in the round of 16.

— Martin Rogers, New York Times, 14 July 2026
After a severe concussion ended his career, that structure disappeared almost overnight.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of ended

Verb

This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of failed

Verb

In addition,18 employees who had been placed in the 2026 fiscal year layoff prevention pool will be informed that their stay in that pool has expired, the district said.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
The England international was instead pictured on a training bike at Manchester City, with his loan move having expired at the start of the month.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026