Synonyms of perished

perished 1 of 2

adjective

as in departed

Related Words

• departed
• vanished
• lost
• extinct
• dead
• absent
• lacking
• nonexistent
• wanting
• missing
• expired
• obsolete
• over
• finished
• inadequate
• insufficient
• defunct
• scarce
• rare
• lapsed
• uncommon
• sparse
• done
• passé

Dissimilar Words

• present
• alive
• active
• existent
• thriving
• current
• living
• common
• going
• prevailing
• prevalent
• apparent
• evident
• obvious
• animate
• conspicuous
• uncanceled
• plain

perished

2 of 2

verb

past tense of perish

1

as in died

to stop living

12 people perished in the plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• departed
• succumbed
• disappeared
• expired
• deceased
• ended
• passed (on)
• exited
• went
• parted
• demised
• faded
• passed away
• croaked
• bought it
• stepped out
• checked out
• dropped
• kicked off
• kicked in
• popped off
• pegged out
• snuffed it
• flatlined
• gave up the ghost
• conked (out)
• kicked the bucket
• bit the dust
• failed
• consumed
• predeceased
• dried up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• breathed
• came to
• revived
• existed
• lingered
• was
• flourished
• prospered
• subsisted
• thrived

2

as in disintegrated

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

• disintegrated
• rotted
• decomposed
• decayed
• corrupted
• fell apart
• deteriorated
• descended
• festered
• molded
• putrefied
• crumbled
• spoiled
• fouled
• moldered
• turned
• broke down
• contaminated
• soured
• rusted
• went to seed
• polluted
• defiled
• mortified
• tainted
• withered
• degenerated
• sank
• turned off
• fermented
• curdled
• addled
• dilapidated
• declined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• developed
• aged
• grew
• matured
• restored
• ripened
• renewed
• refreshed
• purified
• cleansed
• assembled
• improved
• composed
• integrated
• bettered
• ameliorated
• meliorated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perished

Verb

The nation had just lost 18 of its most promising skaters, while 16 others, including family members, officials, judges and coaches – including Fleming’s own coach, Bill Kipp – all perished in the crash. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Spencer Long, his wife and three sons perished while on a hiking trip. — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026

At least 5,000 people perished, most of them in La Guaira state, a strip of cities and slums crammed between the coastal cordillera and the Caribbean Sea, half an hour from Caracas. — Rafael Osío Cabrices, Time, 20 July 2026

People working on ships, as well as foreign workers and others in gulf nations, Israel and Lebanon have also perished in the conflict. — Josh Boak, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

The era in which the dinosaurs perished would be unrecognizable to a modern person. — Nancy Walecki, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

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

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