PASSED AWAY Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in gone

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verb

past tense of pass away

as in died

to stop living the old woman passed away quietly

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All but the first in the series were directed by Michael Apted, who passed away in 2021. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026 His wife of more than 60 years, Betty Green, passed away in 2019. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026 His family confirmed the actor passed away on October 21 from natural causes. — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 The issue is personal after his sister, Amy, passed away three years ago, at the age of 48, for reasons related to obesity and diabetes. — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026 Paul McCartney met Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8, 2022, several times throughout his life, beginning with the queen’s first handshake with the Beatles in 1963. — Monica Coviello, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for passed away

Adjective

An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

In the town of Chhatak, also in the Sylhet region, the daughter of 30-year-old carpenter Humayun Rashid died unvaccinated in June aged nine months.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Four people died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a Canadian military base in Alberta on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday afternoon.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of died

Adjective

Two handguns were found at the scene, according to police, who have yet to release the identities of the five deceased individuals.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
The truck driver was not injured and remained on scene, while the rider was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and pronounced deceased.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceased

Verb

Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

Eons ago a star up to 30 times the mass of our sun collapsed and perished, forming a black hole.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In some ski communities, such as Winter Park, entire mountainsides of trees perished, dramatically altering the landscape.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of perished

Verb

Essential California checked out the trials, tested airport counters, walked through the terminal’s new gates and conversed with excited passengers looking forward to their next flight out of Burbank.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Staff described students as often seeming physically and mentally worn down and checked out.

— Crystal Cederna, The Conversation, 25 Sep. 2026

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