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

Officials did not immediately release the names of those who perished, but Lenore Bangura told ABC Toledo affiliate station WTVG that her mother, Mary Allen, was killed in the explosion. — Ahmad Hemingway, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

Before the service began, a worshiper read aloud the names of some 200 parishioners who perished. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The hypothesis that Earhart and Noonan landed on Nikumaroro and later perished there has gained steam in recent years. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

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

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

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