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defunction

NOUN

decease

Synonyms

STRONG

curtains demise departure dissolution dying passing quietus release silence sleep taps

WEAK

buying the farm grim reaper passing away passing over the end

Antonyms

STRONG

birth

NOUN

dissolution

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjournment demise disbandment overthrow suspension termination

STRONG

conclusion curtains decay decease decomposition disappearance discontinuation dismissal dispersal end ending evaporation extinction finish liquefaction melting passing quietus release resolution ruin silence sleep solution

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beginning

STRONG

birth commencement construction creation development growth improvement introduction opening problem question start trouble

NOUN

passing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demise

STRONG

decease dissolution end finish loss silence sleep termination

Antonyms

STRONG

beginning birth commencement construction initiation opening start

WEAK

living

Example Sentences

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Also the club had $23,000 in debts which it was unable to meet, so it squatted down into defunction.

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