PERISH Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

perish

verb

ˈper-ish

Definition of perish

as in to die

to stop living 12 people perished in the plane crash

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as in to disintegrate

chiefly British to go through decomposition after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out

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Recent Examples of perish While the crown prince managed to free himself from the dragon before sinking, Triarchy crossbowmen peppered him from a nearby ship, and both dragon and rider perished. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026 And that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026 Known as the Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act — named for the 25 girls and two teenage counselors who perished at Mystic last year — it was signed into law in Texas in September. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 The pallor of mortality is a reminder, for some, of the heat wave in the summer of 2003, when nearly fifteen thousand people perished in France. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 27 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for perish

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Tuesday’s death also marked at least the 46th person to die while in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail or RCCC since January 2021, according to data compiled by The Sacramento Bee.

— Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
As beta-amyloid levels rise in the brain, tangles of proteins called tau begin gathering inside brain cells, causing neurons to collapse and die.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of die

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Flights in early 2025, though, ended in a series of failures including two in which the Starship upper stage disintegrated in a fiery cascade of debris across the skies visible from Florida and the Caribbean.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Rainfall likely caused any additional meteorite fragments that fell outside to disintegrate.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of disintegrate

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Community response to the initiative Lyman especially hopes to gain additional funds for neighbors with decaying property and to improve other property in the neighborhoods.

— Julianna Mejia July 17, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
If the market's overreaction to the aborted test flight subsides and SpaceX successfully launches next week, those expensive downside puts should decay rapidly.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 17 July 2026