Synonyms of expires

expires

verb

present tense third-person singular of expire

1

as in ends

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ends
• ceases
• stops
• concludes
• halts
• terminates
• passes
• closes
• dies
• goes
• finishes
• elapses
• lapses
• determines
• discontinues
• breaks off
• winds up
• leaves off
• quits
• stalls
• breaks up
• winks (out)
• lets up
• stays
• bites the dust
• suspends
• dead-ends
• refrains (from)
• packs (up or in)
• pauses
• breaks down
• lays off (of)
• cuts out
• abates
• desists (from)
• gives over
• knocks off
• winds down
• conks (out)
• peters (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continues
• persists
• hangs on
• extends
• prolongs
• draws out
• protracts

2

as in exhales

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

• exhales
• blows (out)
• expels
• breathes (out)
• expectorates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inspires
• inhales
• inbreathes

3

as in dies

to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• ends
• perishes
• departs
• succumbs
• disappears
• goes
• passes (on)
• passes away
• fades
• exits
• buys it
• kicks off
• croaks
• parts
• checks out
• kicks in
• pops off
• snuffs it
• drops
• steps out
• fails
• flatlines
• deceases
• gives up the ghost
• kicks the bucket
• demises
• pegs out
• bites the dust
• conks (out)
• predeceases
• consumes
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes to
• lives
• breathes
• lingers
• exists
• is
• revives
• thrives
• subsists
• flourishes
• prospers

4

as in radiates

archaic to throw or give off

linden trees expiring their rich perfume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiates
• releases
• casts
• emits
• evolves
• emanates
• expels
• eliminates
• sends (out)
• issues
• exhales
• shoots
• discharges
• irradiates
• gives out
• pours
• throws out
• erupts
• evacuates
• vents
• exudes
• oozes
• excretes
• ejects
• secretes
• sprays
• squirts
• spews
• jets
• gushes
• spurts
• spouts
• outpours

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbs
• takes up
• sucks (up)
• soaks (up)
• inhales
• sponges

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expires

Darline Graham will serve out the remaining months of his current term, which expires in January. — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 July 2026

The interim senator would serve at least until January, when Graham's current term expires. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Brugge was compelled to sell as the 18-year-old's contract expires on June 30, preventing him from leaving for free next year. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

There is not much, if anything, that Beshear, Kentucky lawmakers or the Senate could do if McConnell remains in office but is unable to perform his duties between now and when the current Congress expires in January. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Burns previously rejected suggestions that the ethics investigation was politically motivated, noting that Anderson, a Republican, had already lost his primary election and will not return to the council after his term expires. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026

After that agreement expires, the government and Estrada may extend that on an annual basis. — Sofi Zeman july 3, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

The decision, which was widely anticipated, does not end the pact immediately, but rather kicks off a decade-long annual review process for the three countries to negotiate on the treaty until the USMCA officially expires in 2036. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 2 July 2026

With five months remaining until baseball’s Collective Bargaining Agreement expires, significant distance remains between Major League Baseball and its players on key issues. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 July 2026