Synonyms of perish

perish

verb

1

as in to die

to stop living

12 people perished in the plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

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2

as in to decompose

chiefly British to go through decomposition

after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decompose
• disintegrate
• rot
• decay
• fall apart
• spoil
• putrefy
• deteriorate
• fester
• corrupt
• mold
• crumble
• descend
• foul
• turn
• break down
• run to seed
• molder
• rust
• contaminate
• pollute
• sour
• wither
• go to seed
• defile
• mortify
• ferment
• taint
• curdle
• degenerate
• turn off
• decline
• sink
• addle
• dilapidate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grow
• develop
• ripen
• mature
• restore
• age
• renew
• refresh
• purify
• improve
• better
• cleanse
• integrate
• assemble
• compose
• ameliorate
• meliorate

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• grow
• develop
• ripen
• mature
• restore
• age
• renew
• refresh
• purify
• improve
• better
• cleanse
• integrate
• assemble
• compose
• ameliorate
• meliorate

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