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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The 2024-25 flu season was one of the most severe in years, with an estimated 51 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 45,000 deaths nationwide, according to the CDC.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The list of evacuees is constantly fluctuating, as patients' conditions and decisions change, meaning not all deaths may be recorded.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

France's national health ministry have reported around 1000 excess deaths during the with many of those aged over 65.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

Child hot-car deaths are another concern, with nine such deaths reported so far this year in the United States, against an average of 37 annually, according to the National Safety Council.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

Here we are, two guys from far places, whacking at a tree we hold nothing against, for a hard lady who cares for nobody but her own face-stretched self, about to plunge to our deaths.

From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads