died

VERB

pass away; stop living

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drown expire perish succumb

STRONG

conk croak decease demise depart drop finish suffocate

WEAK

be no more be taken breathe one's last cease to exist drop off give up the ghost go way of all flesh kick the bucket relinquish life rest in peace

Antonyms

STRONG

bear continue

WEAK

be born begin develop flourish grow improve live

VERB

wither, dwindle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

Example Sentences

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Thailand's former queen Sirikit, the mother of the king, died in October at the age of 93.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Over the 30-year follow-up period, 35,798 participants died.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

This week, tributes were paid to actor Anthony Stewart Head, who died aged 72, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth criticised European nations over migration, and the King's nephew Peter Phillips married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The shuttle was grounded, 14 astronauts had died in two disasters, and the hearing room was thick with the anxiety of a nation that feared it had lost a step.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

I sit, watching but not watching life go on around me, wondering how it’s possible when someone so important just died.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam