Synonyms of kick the bucket

kick the bucket

phrase

as in die

to stop living

He had things he wanted to accomplish before he kicked the bucket.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of kick the bucket

No one knows when a sedentary 75-year-old economist will kick the bucket or a derecho wind will blow the roof off a Roseville retirement condo, but there are actuarial records giving probabilities for either happening. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

The show follows Chickie (Pompeo) and Doreen, two estranged half-sisters who are both struggling to get by when their wise guy dad unexpectedly kicks the bucket. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 July 2026