DYING Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdī-iŋ

Definition of dying next

as in fallen

nearly dead we watered the dying plants just in time

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dying

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noun

as in death

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dying

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verb

present participle of die

as in perishing

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

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as in ending

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

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as in failing

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

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starting (up)

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Recent Examples of dying

Adjective

Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase. —

Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025

Noun

The movie features the Texan actor as the real-life rodeo cowboy dying of AIDS who brought experimental drugs from across the border to fellow patients in desperate need of hope. —

Brian Truitt, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026 The candlelit walk down the aisle…I’m dying! —

Emma Specter, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2026 In addition to bringing medical care to remote mountain villages half a world away, Halifax has ministered to the dying in hospice, worked with the homeless in New Mexico, cared for prisoners on death row, and led countless protests for peace. —

Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 Jill’s mission is to ease the passage of the dying into being dead, even people like Boone, who have worked to suppress the development and dissemination of climate change science, leading to a likely environmental apocalypse. —

John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026 The inspector found a dying roach near the mop sink and the outside dumpster lid was left open. —

Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Dec. 2025 Supporters cite stories like Deb Robertson’s and families traveling for aid-in-dying, saying the law lets terminally ill Illinoisans make personal end-of-life choices without government interference. —

Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 13 Dec. 2025 The vet appointment eased the owner's stress, as Poppy was not having a seizure or dying. —

Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The story takes place at a grand country house where the guests have an unfortunate habit of dying, or nearly dying, under seemingly unrelated circumstances. —

Anna Russell, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025

Verb

Rather than being a mournful movie about dying, Benna’s film pinpoints how to live and find joy and tears out of a terminal situation. —

Randy Myers, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 So if those pests show up, instead of one or two plants dying, all of them do. —

Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026 Film actor Timothée Chalamet recently sparked controversy in the performing arts world by characterizing ballet and opera as dying art forms — not a novel sentiment, of course, but rather the latest foray into an ongoing debate. —

Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026 The man went flying off the scooter and hit his head on the asphalt, dying at the scene, cops said. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2026 The colors, ash and terra-cotta, seemed to radiate the dying heat of a planetary hearth. —

Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026 When the wind farm arrived, the municipality of Higueruela was dying. —

Meera Subramanian, The Atlantic, 10 Mar. 2026 Basically, this mascot is carrying the flag for a quixotic battle to save a dying industry. —

Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026 There’s resistance to filmmakers coming in and telling the story of bears dying from climate change, and this trope that Inuit are frustrated by, and rightfully so. —

Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dying

Adjective

Hanson crossed Redwood Creek on a fallen log at the northern edge of the high severity burn, an elastic term that generally means an area where most of the trees are dead.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
His mission is to avenge the death of his only friend, while protecting his fallen comrade’s daughter from the forces that destroyed her family.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026