Synonyms of mortality

mortality

noun

as in death

the death especially of large numbers of people or animals

Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.

Related Words

• death
• homicide
• murder
• dead
• grave
• nothingness
• sleep
• bloodshed
• deadness
• manslaughter
• killing
• lifelessness
• slaying
• genocide
• execution
• bloodletting
• foul play
• assassination
• pogrom
• slaughter
• carnage
• holocaust
• butchery
• bloodbath

Dissimilar Words

• immortality
• lifetime
• living
• life
• existence
• lifespan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mortality

While many teenagers awakening to mortality might turn to poetry or self-destructive behavior, Cao turned to science. — Ingrid Wickelgren, Quanta Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026

Yet many deaths linked to the funding cuts will remain invisible, in part because the cuts themselves left scores of mortality data collectors jobless. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

At 61, Steve Beuerlein is at the age where he is often reminded weekly of his own mortality, and now has joined millions of Americans who search for ways to extend their life as many years as possible. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Researchers found that participants who regularly climbed stairs had a 39 percent lower risk of cardiovascular mortality and a 24 percent lower risk of death from any cause, Vassiliou says. — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 13 Aug. 2026