DIES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

dies

verb

present tense third-person singular of die

as in perishes

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

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as in stops

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

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as in fails

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

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starts (up)

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Recent Examples of dies Hermione, overcome with grief from the sudden death of her other son, collapses and dies offstage. — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 11 Aug. 2026 In the first-season finale, Rhaenyra suffers a miscarriage after learning that the Greens facilitated Aegon’s coronation — Alicent’s eldest son rises while Rhaenyra’s youngest child dies. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 Their playful rivalry turns tragic when Warmooge dies after falling into a steep dry riverbed during a game. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026 And after the parent dies, what started out as rumbling can sometimes escalate to lawsuits. — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 At Opus, 80% of the entry fee is refundable when a resident dies or moves. — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 When Kelekele Lituka, a wrestler who became world champion in 1974, dies in 2021, he’s buried with little fanfare. — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Hong long ago deleted the post, for obvious reasons, but nothing on the internet ever really dies. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 There, Kikuko lies on a luxurious bed and dies while gazing out to sea. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dies

Verb

In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

Verb

Amid Pride Park’s sea of black seats, there’s no real sense of where one stand ends and the next starts.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The Brazilian Association of Vegetable Oil Industries, or ABIOVE, said the Supreme Court ruling ends years of legal uncertainty and validates voluntary sustainability commitments adopted by traders.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

Vhagar dies in the crash and Caraxes succumbs to his injuries a few days after crawling out and into the bowls of Harrenhal.

— James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
When Mina’s closest friend Lucy succumbs to his thrall, the enigmatic Professor Van Helsing is summoned to wage war on this unfathomable threat.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 22 July 2026

Definition of succumbs

Verb

The negotiations have taken on additional urgency because Fulton County's lease of the Atlanta detention center expires at the end of 2026.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
This comes despite the 26-year-old being in the last 11 months of his contract, which expires on June 30, 2027.

— Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026