Synonyms of passings

passings

noun

plural of passing

as in deaths

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities

the precise moment of his passing was recorded by the machines at his bedside

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deaths
• demises
• fates
• dissolutions
• graves
• dooms
• expirations
• deceases
• curtains
• exits
• passages
• suicides
• sleeps
• fatalities
• ends
• assassinations
• casualties
• expiries
• great divides
• endings
• quietuses
• destructions
• martyrdoms
• executions
• killings
• exterminations
• massacres
• annihilations
• ruins
• slaughters
• self-slaughters
• self-murders
• self-destructions

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• births
• lives
• existences
• nativities
• creations
• originations
• rises
• geneses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of passings

What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026

When annual results are compiled each January, winners tend to be amateur grim reapers who predicted a mix of shocking young deaths and the passings of anyone over 90. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026

Two widows cashing out after their husband’s untimely and suspicious passings. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025

The recent, tragic passings of Benjamin Kelly, James Maldonado, Christian Collado, and now another man — all in one month — are not isolated incidents. — Darren MacK, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025