Synonyms of dying

dying 1 of 3

adjective

ˈdī-iŋ 

as in fallen

nearly dead

we watered the dying plants just in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen
• dead
• moribund
• gone
• sinking
• fading
• expiring
• at death's door
• declining
• deceased
• deteriorating
• lifeless
• departed
• demised
• defunct
• terminal
• passing away
• decadent
• passed away

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alive
• live
• living
• surviving
• breathing
• quick
• existing
• animate
• being
• subsisting
• thriving
• flourishing
• booming
• roaring
• vital
• bouncing
• lively
• energetic
• spirited
• prospering
• animated
• vivacious
• perky
• sprightly
• frisky
• peppy
• jazzy
• springy
• zippy
• sprightful

dying

2 of 3

noun

as in death

Related Words

• death
• perishing
• demise
• decease
• wilting
• fading
• expiration
• exit
• withering
• waning
• expiring
• expiry
• shriveling
• end
• ebbing
• declining
• regression
• reversion
• decay
• retrogression
• decaying
• deterioration
• decline
• degeneration
• decadence
• declension
• descent

Dissimilar Words

• growth
• maturing
• development
• maturation
• ripening
• flowering
• flourishing
• blossoming
• softening
• mellowing

dying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of die

1

as in perishing

to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perishing
• falling
• succumbing
• going
• departing
• expiring
• disappearing
• ending
• fading
• exiting
• passing (on)
• parting
• deceasing
• checking out
• passing away
• croaking
• buying it
• dropping
• failing
• popping off
• stepping out
• kicking off
• flatlining
• kicking in
• demising
• pegging out
• snuffing it
• giving up the ghost
• kicking the bucket
• biting the dust
• conking (out)
• consuming
• drying up
• predeceasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• breathing
• coming to
• reviving
• being
• existing
• lingering
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

2

as in ending

to come to an end

the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• expiring
• ceasing
• halting
• concluding
• passing
• going
• finishing
• terminating
• closing
• lapsing
• stalling
• elapsing
• discontinuing
• determining
• breaking off
• quitting
• leaving off
• winking (out)
• winding up
• breaking up
• letting up
• dead-ending
• biting the dust
• pausing
• staying
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• suspending
• knocking off
• cutting out
• giving over
• breaking down
• desisting (from)
• winding down
• abating
• petering (out)
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• prolonging
• extending
• drawing out
• protracting

3

as in failing

to stop functioning

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failing
• crashing
• stalling
• breaking
• cutting out
• breaking down
• giving out
• wheezing
• sputtering
• conking (out)
• malfunctioning
• fizzling
• jamming
• acting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dying

Adjective

What’s the vibe for you, post-dying? — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026

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

If unrelieved suffering drives people toward assisted dying, and transcendence is the most powerful way to relieve it, how does someone connect with the transcendent? — Stephen Doran, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026

In Western countries, the past decade has seen a veritable avalanche of essays and books raging at the dying of the light. — Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Formal rites for the dying, already limited, were further truncated or skipped entirely. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Her sister, Lydia (Alejandra Flechner), accuses her of being a better caregiver to the dying than the living. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2026

As many people who care for a dying loved one know all too well, the grieving process started for Bullock long before Randall died. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026

In contrast, those with all three conditions averaged just 17 years before developing dementia or dying. — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Advertisement In the final phase of dying—a period Barbara Karnes, a hospice nurse and educator since the 1970s, calls labor—many people become nonresponsive. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

But does a basil plant covered in black spots mean its dying? — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 26 July 2026

Verb

Arthur is dying for the family to find out about Reggie’s son Carmelo (Jalyn Hall) and his secret relationship with Delilah Basmati (Arica Himmel), daughter of Reggie’s nemesis, Jerry Basmati (Craig Robinson). — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 2 Nov. 2026

People are dying regularly from lithium-ion batteries and people are being disfigured. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Because of that, many, many people are dying without access to the food usually provided by USAID. — Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

After a long chase Rama is able to kill the deer with his arrow, but, before dying, Maricha imitates Rama’s voice and cries out for Sita and Lakshmana. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

As the economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton have shown, American adults without a four-year degree are dying younger, from overdoses, alcohol, suicide and heart disease. — Michelle A. Williams, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026

The dying granny, who chops away at her appendage with a prop hatchet, is played by Lee, sporting a silver wig seemingly fashioned of rope. — Mark Asch, Variety, 29 Oct. 2026

After drawing a penalty in overtime, Lekkerimäki received a cross-seam feed from Pettersson in the dying seconds of the overtime frame. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

At the sites of deadly accidents, people have reported the sound of a pickaxe or the groans of a dying man. — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026