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

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Vessel strikes and entanglements are leading causes of whale deaths, according to advocacy groups and government trackers worldwide.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

Photos and images relating to her hobby as a long-time mushroom forager - and supporting their argument that the deaths were a tragic accident - had been wrongly excluded, the defence says.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Their deaths became known as the “Slauson Six.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

According to Reuters, it took close to five months for the world's deadliest outbreak of 2014-2016 in West Africa to reach 1,000 fatalities - the current outbreak reached 2,000 deaths in less than three months.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Roz realized she had caused the deaths of an entire family of geese.

From "The Wild Robot" by Peter Brown