Synonyms of pass away

pass away

verb

as in to die

to stop living

the old woman passed away quietly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pass away

The Hype House alum also feels a special connection to his fans who’ve lost parents, as his father died of kidney cancer when Warren was just 9 years old and his mother passed away in 2021. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

His famous patient passes away 25 minutes into the film; the remaining 86 minutes focus on Garofalo’s legal maneuverings and his own incredulity at virtually every part of the process of being put through the public wringer. — Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

The reveal comes a little more than a month after the famed costume designer passed away at 87. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

In a news conference Friday, the leader of FIEL Houston, Cesar Espinosa, said the daughter had identified the man in the photo as his father, José Hector Jimenez Mendoza, who passed away almost a decade ago while trying to enter the United States. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026