DIED Synonyms: 102 Similar and Opposite Words

died

verb

Definition of died next

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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Relevance

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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)

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of died In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City. —

Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026 Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died. —

Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Related Stories Original stars of the show were in short supply, with several key cast members having passed on — including Paul Reubens, who died three years ago, and Phil Hartman and Lynne Marie Stewart, who died in 1998 and 2025, respectively. —

Chris Willman, Variety, 7 May 2026 Since then, at least three individuals among the ship's 147 passengers and crew have died and four more have been reported ill, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). —

Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 In addition to the three passengers who died earlier in the cruise, five other people are thought to have symptoms consistent with an outbreak of hantavirus. —

Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 May 2026 The 36 who died included 13 passengers, 22 crew members and a sailor on the ground who manned the docking lines. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026 His 69-year-old wife later became ill and died on April 26 in Johannesburg, South Africa. —

Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026 Agustín, an elderly man who lived on the streets and had mental health problems, died in February from burns inflicted by an 18-year-old who was later arrested. —

Sarah Moreno updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for died

Verb

While his phone screen shimmered with suggestions, our teensy tree perished alone on the patio.

— Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier confirmed Friday that a criminal probe is underway into the deaths of sloths at Sloth World, a planned International Drive attraction that will not open after animals languished and perished in warehouses owned by the company in Orlando.

— Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 May 2026