deaths

NOUN

end of life

Synonyms

STRONG

afterlife annihilation bereavement casualty cessation curtains darkness decease demise departure destruction dissolution downfall dying end ending eradication euthanasia exit expiration extermination extinction fatality finis finish grave heaven loss mortality necrosis obliteration oblivion paradise parting passing quietus release repose ruin ruination silence sleep termination tomb

WEAK

eternal rest grim reaper passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment arrival beginning birth building coming commencement consciousness construction creation entrance hell initiation introduction opening start success understanding

WEAK

being entity existence life living

Example Sentences

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He wasn’t a man to sit idly in death’s anteroom, awaiting the grim reaper.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Investors, once convinced that ChatGPT had sent Google search to death’s door, began pouring money into the tech conglomerate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

McNeil’s life changed that day, and his experience at death’s doorstep has rearranged how he moves through the world.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Cox's health was also imperiled, but because, like Miller, she hadn't yet reached death's door, the doctors couldn't legally justify it.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2024

How it must have looked from Peeta’s perspective when I appeared in the arena having received burn medicine and bread when he, who was at death’s door, had gotten nothing.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins