Die synonyms and antonyms
dī
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Part of speech:
To bring to destruction; destroy:
(Intransitive, idiomatic) To contribute, especially to a collection of money.
To come to an end; terminate:
turn-to-dust
(Intransitive, idiomatic) to die
(Idiomatic, euphemistic) To die.
(Intransitive) To yield to an overpowering force or overwhelming desire.
(Idiomatic, euphemistic, colloquial) To die.
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To slip or deviate from a higher standard or fall into (former) erroneous ways; backslide
To become worse; decline; deteriorate; degenerate
relinquish life
To cease living
join-the-choir-invisible
(Intransitive, chiefly humorous) To die.
cease respiration
To cease living
be no more
To cease living
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To cease to exist; come to an end
(Music) To reduce (a perfect or a minor interval) by a half step
(Of an implement, a limb, a machine, etc.) To break down, get out of order, fail.
go home feet first
To cease living
(Informal) To urinate or defecate:
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emit the last breath
To cease living
suffer death
To cease living
cease to exist
To cease living
end one's earthly career
To cease living
cross the Styx
To cease living
slide into oblivion
To cease living
To drown is to completely cover, or to die by inhaling water or another liquid.
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To come, as by chance:
meet one's death
To cease living
be taken
To cease living
go to glory
To cease living
return to the earth
To cease living
(Poetic, euphemistic) To die (often seen on gravestones)
be done for
To cease living
catch one's death
To cease living
A blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace.
be numbered with the dead
To cease living
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pay the supreme sacrifice
To cease living
go to one's last home
To cease living
(Intransitive, with of) To cede a commitment to or identification with.
go-the-way-of-all-flesh
To cease living
pay-the-debt-of-nature
(Euphemistic) To die.
shuffle-off-this-mortal-coil
(Idiomatic) To die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
awake to immortal life
To cease living
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return to dust
To cease living
breathe one's last
To cease living
To be unproductive; to not perform one's duties.
meet one's end (or Maker)
(Sports) To shorten one's grip on the handle of a bat or racket. Often used with up.
To turn aside (from)
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To become or feel oppressed; be stifled.
come to a violent end
To cease living
come to naught
To cease living
pass over to the great beyond
To cease living
close-one-s-eyes
(Idiomatic) To ignore.
cash-in-one-s-chips
(Idiomatic) To die.
push up daisies
To cease living
shut-up-shop
(Intransitive, cricket) To bat defensively in the last innings of a match in order to force a draw when winning is not possible.
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answer the last call
To cease living
lay down one's life
To cease living
(Idiomatic) To endure a punishment or consequence with dignity or stoicism.
go to one's reward
To cease living
be gathered to one's fathers
To cease living
To record (someone) as leaving the premises or as taking something therefrom, as from a library or shop.
end one's days
To cease living
go-by-the-board
(Idiomatic) To be superseded, rejected, or obliterated; to pass by with little consequence; to amount to nothing.
To make a transition between shots in a cinematic work using a superimposition in which the first shot fades out while the second shot gradually appears.
die-out
(Idiomatic) To become extinct.
(Intransitive, of a couple) To have a romantic relationship, one that involves going out together on dates.
To yield or grant to one formerly in possession; cede (something) back.
(Intransitive, chemistry) To transition from the solid state to gaseous state without ever becoming a liquid
be heard of no more
To cease existing
To pass off in or as vapor.
become extinct
To cease existing
die-off
A sudden, severe decline in a population or community of organisms as a result of natural causes. Local die-offs can be caused by such factors as an unusual or extreme weather pattern, an outbreak of disease, or toxic algal blooms in a body of water. Widespread or global die-offs in which a species or group of species becomes extinct are generally associated with rapid climate change or other large-scale environmental dislocations.
be null and void
To cease existing
leave not a trace behind
To cease existing
To stop using, doing, etc.; cease; give up
go blooey
To cease existing
go pfft
To cease existing
To lose strength or vitality; wane:
To render speechless or incapable of action; stun:
(Grammar) To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
To fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages:
To erode gradually and progressively
run low
To decline as though death were inevitable
(Intransitive) To deteriorate in any way.
To crumble is to break into small pieces, or to fall to pieces.
Deteriorate is defined as to make or become worse or lower in value or quality.
To cause to crumble.
To become sore or inflamed; fester:
To move or sink to a lower or normal level:
totter to a fall
To decline as though death were inevitable
go-downhill
(Idiomatic) To worsen or degenerate.
live (antonym)
Live is defined as to have life, continue to be alive, to reside somewhere or to behave throughout one's life in a particular way.
exist (antonym)
To exist is defined as to be real, have life or be present.
endure (antonym)
To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
go on (antonym)
To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
continue (antonym)
The definition of continue means to remain or go on.
grow (antonym)
To increase in size, quantity, or degree, or in some specified manner
increase (antonym)
To cause to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; add to; augment
improve (antonym)
To raise to a more desirable or more excellent quality or condition; make better:
stop (related)
To stop is defined as to block, close, defeat, prevent from moving or bring to an end.
decay (related)
To decay is defined as to rot, lose strength or deteriorate.
weaken (related)
To make or become weak or weaker.
To become reduced for a period of time.
(Formal) To stop doing (something).
To multiply a number or a quantity by itself three times; raise to the third power. For example, five cubed is 5 × 5 × 5.
To decline or become debased morally, culturally, etc.
To transfer (sovereignty) by death or abdication
(Intransitive, figuratively) To fall away in quality; degenerate, sink.
To come to an end; terminate
(Intransitive) To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. [from 14th c.]
To assume a certain shape:
To feel deep pity, sympathy, or tenderness:
begin (antonym)
To start doing, acting, going, etc.; get under way
be born (antonym)
pass away; stop living
flourish (antonym)
To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive:
develop (antonym)
To acquire something usually over a period of time.
dice (related)
(Uncountable, formerly countable, cooking) That which has been diced.
punch (related)
The hole, cut, etc. made with a punch
(Informal) To get rid of or eliminate (something unneeded, unwanted, or problematic)
To allow to go by or elapse; spend:
Away or out: disappear
To cease to exist.
Freely; at will:
So as to be or keep away, at a distance, to a side, etc.
or out: abate
To become or cause to become less active or intense.
To bate is defined as to lower, hold back or restrain.
To fit or move by careful shifting, slow pressure, etc.
To cause to be less extreme, intense, or violent.
To put back, as into a state or position
To make or become less tense, taut, or firm; loosen:
Away from, forth from, or removed from a place, position, or situation
or down: fade
To become inaudible.
To fade from a cut to black in a movie.
turn up one's toes
To leave; depart
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
Conk is slang and means to hit on the head.
(Educ.) To get a grade of failure; not pass
To give precedence to other road users.
To cause to be without money or to go into bankruptcy.
become flat
lose sparkle or bouquet
The act of chopping
passed-away (related)
kill (related)
death (related)
died (related)
marry (related)
slay (related)
retire (related)
flee (related)
survive (related)
bury (related)
suffer (related)
injure (related)
commit-suicide
To kill oneself; to take one's own life.
lose-one-s-life
(Euphemistic) To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
go-belly-up
(Idiomatic) To die.
become one with nature
To cease living
join the great majority
To cease living
To lose vitality or strength; become weakened; languish
lose active qualities
To decline as though death were inevitable
go to one's grave
pass on to the Great Beyond
bear (related)
Synonym Study
- Perish implies death by a violent means or under difficult circumstances
- Decease , expire , and ?pass away are all euphemisms, decease being also the legal term, expire meaning literally to breathe one's last breath, and ?pass away suggesting a transition to another state
- Die is the basic, simple, direct word meaning to stop living or to become dead
Find another word for die. In this page you can discover 198 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for die, like: perish, kick in, expire, turn-to-dust, bite-the-dust, succumb, kick-the-bucket, lapse, retrograde, decease and relinquish life.
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