Synonyms of expiring

expiring 1 of 3

adjective

as in fading

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fading
• dying
• sinking
• moribund
• declining
• passing away
• deteriorating
• departed
• deceased
• gone
• defunct
• demised
• fallen
• lifeless
• decadent
• terminal
• dead
• passed away

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

expiring

2 of 3

noun

as in expiration

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

expiring

3 of 3

verb

present participle of expire

1

as in ending

to come to an end

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in exhaling

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

• exhaling
• blowing (out)
• expelling
• breathing (out)
• expectorating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhaling
• inspiring
• inbreathing

3

as in dying

to stop living

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

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

4

as in radiating

archaic to throw or give off

linden trees expiring their rich perfume

Synonyms & Similar Words

• radiating
• casting
• releasing
• emitting
• issuing
• emanating
• evolving
• eliminating
• expelling
• exhaling
• shooting
• sending (out)
• irradiating
• discharging
• pouring
• giving out
• throwing out
• venting
• evacuating
• erupting
• oozing
• spraying
• exuding
• excreting
• secreting
• ejecting
• spurting
• squirting
• spewing
• gushing
• spouting
• jetting
• outpouring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorbing
• inhaling
• taking up
• sucking (up)
• soaking (up)
• sponging