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 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 That version, in which Nikki dies, was ultimately left out of the final film. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 About one in every 10 patients with severe neurological illness dies from the infection. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 13 July 2026 Also known as the money plant or honesty, lunaria (Lunaria annua) is an intriguing biennial that produces clusters of purple flowers during the first year of growth and silver, paper-like seed pods the second year, then dies. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 July 2026 When Bella unexpectedly dies, Ricky fakes his own death and runs off into the woods, forcing Hector to track him down. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026 Five-Star Weekend, a Peacock series out July 9, is about a food influencer Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner) who is in need of a new kind of nourishment after her husband Matthew (Josh Hamilton) dies suddenly in a car accident. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 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

Vehicle stops can be inherently fraught and unpredictable, with the person behind the wheel in control of thousands of pounds of steel that can pose great risk should a driver refuse to comply or simply panic and flee.

— Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Additionally, one source said that ICE officers can conduct some vehicle stops during the pause but only in the presence of a local law enforcement officer trained to make vehicle stops that partners with ICE under the agency's 287(g) program.

— Luke Barr, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of stops

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Alas, where Hollywood currently fails us, literature still provides hope.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
What Bank Regulators Should Do Cetorelli and Kindu emphasize that organizational structure is a fundamental determinant of whether a regulation succeeds or fails.

— Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of fails

Verb

Vessel traffic falls Hoffman cautioned that falling vessel traffic could eventually force producers to reduce output if storage fills up because crude can no longer be exported.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 July 2026
If payrolls rise and unemployment falls, the labor market is declared strong.

— Katica Roy, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of falls

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Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
The last step is acknowledging that there’s never really any dragon, even or any moment when the journey ends.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of ends

Verb

In a devastating sequence, Angie has just gone into labor, and the couple are on their way to the hospital when another driver crashes into them.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Security camera footage shared by a local rescue group, Ruam Jai Mukdahan Rescue Association, shows the monks walking in a single line on the side of a road before the truck crashes into them.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of crashes

Verb

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

— Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 July 2026
With three days to go before Krypto succumbs to the slow-acting agent, Supergirl sets out on a cosmic adventure to retrieve the antidote, confronting her emotional trauma along the way.

— Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026