Synonyms of perishes

perishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of perish

1

as in dies

to stop living

12 people perished in the plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• succumbs
• departs
• disappears
• expires
• ends
• goes
• exits
• fades
• parts
• passes (on)
• croaks
• passes away
• buys it
• steps out
• checks out
• kicks off
• deceases
• fails
• drops
• flatlines
• snuffs it
• kicks in
• demises
• pops off
• pegs out
• gives up the ghost
• bites the dust
• consumes
• predeceases
• conks (out)
• kicks the bucket
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• breathes
• comes to
• exists
• lingers
• is
• revives
• thrives
• subsists
• flourishes
• prospers

2

as in disintegrates

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

• disintegrates
• decomposes
• decays
• rots
• deteriorates
• corrupts
• putrefies
• festers
• crumbles
• spoils
• descends
• molds
• falls apart
• turns
• sours
• breaks down
• fouls
• rusts
• pollutes
• contaminates
• goes to seed
• molders
• ferments
• defiles
• mortifies
• taints
• curdles
• withers
• degenerates
• sinks
• turns off
• declines
• addles
• dilapidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• develops
• ages
• ripens
• matures
• restores
• renews
• refreshes
• purifies
• cleanses
• improves
• integrates
• assembles
• composes
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of perishes

In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont. — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too. — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Factory ships deplete fisheries in a matter of years and an inordinate amount of sea life also perishes in their nets. — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2025