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Synonyms for decease

Most common

die choke perish

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Die — to die

die, perish, expire, go, pass away, pass, depart, exit, go out, buy the farm informal US, pass on, pass over, croak, pop off, succumb, conk out informal, kick the bucket informal, snuff it informal, choke, dematerialize UK US, dematerialise UK

Noun

1. Demise — death, departure from life

death, demise, expiration, dying, end, dissolution, departure, fall, release, passing, doom, expiry AU NZ, termination, fatality, quietus dated

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To die.

  2. n. 1

    Death, departure from life.

Forms

Plural
deceases → deaths, demises, expirations, dyings…
Past participle
deceased
e.g. deceased → died, perished, expired, passed…

Example sentences

  • die Better to die standing than to live on your knees.
  • choke Many old people choke to death while eating mochi.
  • perish If a mouse only has one hole, it will soon perish.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
deceasefalling
dierising
chokerising
perishrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
go1
3 letters
end1, die1
4 letters
fall1, pass1, exit2, doom1
5 letters
death1, dying2, choke1, conch1, croak1
6 letters
depart2, demise2, expire2, perish2, expiry3
7 letters
release2, passing2, succumb2, quietus
8 letters
fatality4
9 letters
departure3
10 letters
expiration4
11 letters
termination4, dissolution4
13 letters
dematerialize, dematerialise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
décéder
Español
fallecer