Synonyms of giving up the ghost

giving up the ghost

phrase

present participle of give up the ghost

as in dying

to stop living

Her estranged sister gave up the ghost years ago.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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