POSTMORTEMS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortems

noun

plural of postmortem

as in autopsies

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death the postmortem revealed that the cause of death had been an undetected heart defect

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Recent Examples of postmortems Read THR‘s finale postmortems with co-creator Christian Wallace and stars Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter. —

Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026 Democrats performing postmortems on the 2024 presidential race have taken a closer look at how to best utilize super PACs to boost their future campaigns. —

Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025 Maybe 1,000 listeners tuned in for the fall Sunday postmortems. —

Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 Traditional lineage tools are reactive, built for postmortems rather than innovation. —

Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

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autopsies

Noun

The Santa Barbara Independent A week after the murders, the autopsies revealed the victims had been shot 14 times — three each into Henry and Jennie, and most disturbing, eight in Emily.

— Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Weeks after their bodies were found and after autopsies were done, a timeline and the causes of death were revealed.

— Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026