POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortem examinations

noun

plural of postmortem examination

as in autopsies

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness

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Recent Examples of postmortem examinations Preliminary laboratory tests detected cyanide, while postmortem examinations found tomatoes in the animals’ stomachs. — ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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autopsies

Noun

The exact causes of death are pending autopsies, WALB reported.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026
Crump and Wells’ parents questioned how the panel could determine Wells likely drowned, when both the official and independent autopsies said the cause of death could not be determined.

— Sophie Bates, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026

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