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 When one joint account holder dies, the surviving owner typically gains full access to the funds, though the specific rules vary by institution and jurisdiction, the CFPB explains. — Ashley Lynch july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 Fourth person dies from Legionnaires' disease cluster As of July 20, NYC's Health Department reported 76 cases in total from the community outbreak. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 21 July 2026 Her food receives high praise, but a couple days later, one of her friend’s employees dies, possibly from an overdose of an extremely spicy hot sauce. — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026 But social content lives or dies in the first half-second of a scroll—nobody stops to decode a sentence. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 So, when one of the series’ former stars dies — like both Donyelle Wilson and Joshua Allen in 2025 — their deaths have an immediate impact on longtime fans of SYTYCD. — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 Then, just as Hawkins manages to get himself out of a particularly dire bunker, Old Henry collapses and dies on the spot. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026 When Ol’ Hank, his best friend in the world, dies mid-round, Lonnie tries to keep playing. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026 Occasionally, even, the lover dies—shot in bed, languished in a cave, or disappeared by the government. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

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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

Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

This unique trend sees AI adoption rise while trust falls, fueling widespread demand for accountability and human oversight.

— Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

Bone must be separated from surrounding rock millimeter by millimeter with a pneumatic chisel, whose needle gently breaks away rock while ultraviolet light reveals where the bone ends and the surrounding rock begins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Once the flyover ends, the caisson will carry Graham’s remains to First Baptist Church of Columbia, where the funeral will be held.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of ends

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Waymo’s support team is automatically notified if the vehicle crashes, and a roadside assistance representative will come to the collision site to assess the situation in person.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Garner stars as famous chef Hollis Shaw, who hosts a girls’ trip with her closest friends, while Greer stars as Electra Undergrove, who crashes the group’s getaway.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of crashes

Verb

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
If someone succumbs to the heat, promptly relocate them to a cool, shaded location.

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Definition of succumbs

Verb

Trump is reportedly weighing the new levies as a 10% temporary global tariff expires Friday.

— Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Greer signaled Tuesday that the administration is working on a new way to replace those broad levies, since its previous strategy to sustain them expires at the end of this week.

— Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 July 2026