Synonyms of expire

expire

verb

ik-ˈspī(-ə)r 

1

as in to end

to come to an end

speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• end
• cease
• stop
• conclude
• halt
• terminate
• pass
• die
• go
• lapse
• finish
• close
• elapse
• discontinue
• determine
• leave off
• wind up
• quit
• stall
• break off
• break up
• let up
• wink (out)
• bite the dust
• refrain (from)
• dead-end
• suspend
• stay
• desist (from)
• pack (up or in)
• lay off (of)
• pause
• cut out
• break down
• abate
• give over
• knock off
• wind down
• peter (out)
• conk (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continue
• persist
• hang on
• extend
• prolong
• draw out
• protract

2

as in to exhale

to let or force out of the lungs

he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhale
• blow (out)
• breathe (out)
• expel
• expectorate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inspire
• inhale
• inbreathe

3

as in to die

to stop living

made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards

Synonyms & Similar Words

• die
• fall
• perish
• depart
• disappear
• succumb
• end
• pass (on)
• go
• check out
• pass away
• fade
• demise
• buy it
• decease
• exit
• kick in
• step out
• snuff it
• croak
• kick off
• part
• give up the ghost
• peg out
• pop off
• bite the dust
• drop
• kick the bucket
• fail
• flatline
• conk (out)
• predecease
• dry up
• consume

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• live
• come to
• breathe
• exist
• revive
• be
• linger
• flourish
• thrive
• subsist
• prosper

4

as in to release

archaic to throw or give off

linden trees expiring their rich perfume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• release
• emit
• radiate
• cast
• evolve
• emanate
• issue
• eliminate
• expel
• exhale
• send (out)
• shoot
• throw out
• give out
• discharge
• irradiate
• pour
• vent
• erupt
• evacuate
• exude
• excrete
• ooze
• secrete
• spray
• eject
• spurt
• squirt
• spew
• jet
• gush
• spout
• outpour

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• take up
• absorb
• inhale
• suck (up)
• soak (up)
• sponge

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expire

The $13 million deal comes a couple of weeks after the previous agreement expired when Mableton Mayor Michael Owens objected to a section of the agreement involving fines and court revenue. —Reed Williams, AJC.com, 16 June 2026

The current deal with Chicago was to expire in 2027 and there was speculation that the awards could move. —Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026

Mableton's agreement with Cobb County for police services has expired, but county and city leaders say people living in the area should not expect changes to patrols or 911 response. —Emily McLeod, CBS News, 16 June 2026

The delay, which has left existing complaints unable to move forward, drew the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability’s condemnation in May, a year after the interim agency’s one-year mandate expired. —Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 June 2026