STILLBORN Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

stillborn

adjective

Definition of stillborn

as in deceased

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Recent Examples of stillborn Among those who spoke in court was Jasmine Beverley, whose son Sunny was stillborn on May 13, 2022. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 But the company was nearly stillborn when Brodeur-Urbas’ original founding partner quit out of the blue. — Richard Nieva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 Their own two sons had been stillborn, and Anne and Abel, now in their 40s, wanted badly to be parents. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Only around 2 percent of births in seventeenth-century England were stillborn due to obstruction. — Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stillborn

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Adjective

Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Professor Frink reanimates his formerly deceased father after winning the Nobel Prize, but the elder Frink, not content with his current body, steals parts and organs from other humans.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of deceased

Adjective

Simulating a lifeless Earth The simulation builds on an earlier model developed in the laboratory of Rory Barnes, an associate professor of astronomy at the University of Washington.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Restaurants, residences and retail would spring up in its place, turning a lifeless office park into a destination for the community.

— Savannah Sicurella, AJC.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of lifeless

Adjective

An America lost to time, remembered in photos The mall’s future is now determined — and its past reveals a version of America perhaps long gone.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026
Suddenly, photos, videos, or important documents are just… gone.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 15 May 2026

Definition of gone

Adjective

Separate shootings in Dallas left four people dead and 15 injured as police investigated whether three incidents in the Deep Ellum neighborhood were connected.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
The 16-year-old operator of an e-bike was injured in a crash with a Corvette early Sunday in West Boca that left an 18-year-old Fort Lauderdale man dead, police said.

— Robin Webb, Sun Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of dead

Adjective

In 1996, when the report was compiled by the now-defunct Amusement Business trade publication, the list was topped by Tokyo Disneyland, followed by Anaheim’s Disneyland.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026
Shortly after approving the settlement in a unanimous vote, the police jury took up a motion to appoint seven people to the Vermilion Parish Industrial Development Board, a body that had been defunct for nearly 30 years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of defunct

Adjective

Kate Whiteman, the woman who first filed a lawsuit against the men, died in late 2025 at age 45 in Australia.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
For instance, the Supreme Court in late October allowed New Hampshire to enforce restrictions on using student identification cards as valid voter IDs.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of late

Adjective

While Kyiv and Moscow have maintained limited contact to organize prisoner exchanges and the return of fallen soldiers, previous talks have made no progress on the security arrangements needed to sustain a peace deal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
When the men return from Sheriffmuir with the bodies of their fallen comrades, Colum has to grapple with his role in their deaths.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

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