die off

[dahy-awf, -of] / ˈdaɪˌɔf, -ˌɒf /

VERB

recede

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abate decrease diminish dwindle ebb fade fall back lessen reduce retreat shrink sink subside taper wane

STRONG

back close decline depart drop regress retire retract retrograde retrogress return

WEAK

drain away draw back flow back go away go back retrocede

Antonyms

STRONGEST

develop enhance enlarge expand extend face forge grow increase meet prolong raise rise strengthen

STRONG

ascend begin continue enter

WEAK

advance forward

VERB

retrocede

Synonyms

WEAK

abate back close decline decrease depart diminish drain away draw back drop dwindle ebb fade fall back flow back go away go back lessen reduce regress retire retract retreat retrograde retrogress return shrink sink subside taper wane

Example Sentences

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Beak Island experienced a large die off of south polar skuas.

From Science Daily • Feb. 12, 2026

"Road salt is a major environmental problem," she told AFP, adding that "trees die off after prolonged exposure".

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Last month, he wrote to the government about why victims with the scheme, saying there was a perception that "the Home Office is waiting for us to die off".

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025

“It means that when these glaciers die off, we will be the first humans to see ice-free peaks in Yosemite,” said Andrew Jones, a researcher at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who led the study.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

True, the conquistadors did not want the Indians to die off en masse.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

die off

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