MORTALITY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

mortality

noun

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as in death

the death especially of large numbers of people or animals Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.

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Recent Examples of mortality Still, the high rates of infant and fetal mortality, preterm and low-weight births haven’t budged much since spiking and then plateauing a decade ago. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026 Two clocks associated with mortality risk showed statistically significant improvements. —

Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 9 Mar. 2026 Marta Guasch-Ferré, PhD, evaluated the role of certain foods on cardiovascular disease and mortality during her doctoral training. —

Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 7 Mar. 2026 From 2019 to August 2025, the prison had 27 inmate suicides, according to the Indiana Department of Correction's mortality data. —

Evan Frank, IndyStar, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mortality

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Themes of self-sacrifice dance around the script, but for a film that deals with such dark ideas as isolation and death in space, the film undermines its own pathos at every opportunity.

— Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2026
The Cook County medical examiner’s office confirmed the death, but withheld his identity.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026