1. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the event of dying or departure from life.
Synonyms
- loss
- release
- alteration
- expiration
- wrongful death
- going
- expiry
- human death
- passing
- megadeath
- exit
- change
- modification
- decease
- martyrdom
- departure
Antonyms
- enlist
- hold
- engage
- requisition
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
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Words that Rhyme with Death
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Example sentences of the word death
1. Noun, singular or mass
Communication is always good, but it can be life or death when you have a matrix organizational chart.
Quotes containing the word death
1. The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
- Elie Wiesel
2. I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.
- Woody Allen
3. To the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure.
- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2. life-or-death
adjective. vitally important.
Synonyms
- crucial
- important
Antonyms
- noncritical
- inessential
- indecisive
3. death-roll
noun. a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster.
Synonyms
- roster
Antonyms
- unwind
- uncoil
4. life-and-death
adjective. vitally important.
Synonyms
- life-or-death
- important
Antonyms
- noncritical
- inessential
- indecisive
5. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism.
Synonyms
- necrobiosis
- cerebral death
- gangrene
- mortification
- organic phenomenon
- cell death
- necrosis
- sphacelus
Antonyms
- spell
- block
- recall
- freeze
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the absence of life or state of being dead.
Synonyms
- cot death
- SIDS
- state
- crib death
- sleep
- eternal sleep
- quietus
- defunctness
- rest
- sudden infant death syndrome
- extinction
- infant death
- eternal rest
Antonyms
- inactivity
- decrease
- increase
- acceleration
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the time when something ends.
Synonyms
- dying
- life-time
- life
- demise
- lifetime
- lifespan
- ending
- end
Antonyms
- beginning
- birth
- permanent
- careful
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the time at which life ends; continuing until dead.
Synonyms
- end
- ending
Antonyms
- beginning
- appearance
- inactive
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] a final state.
Synonyms
- state
- destruction
Antonyms
- tightening
- loosening
- disembarkation
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. death
noun. ['ˈdɛθ'] the act of killing.
Synonyms
- putting to death
- kill
Antonyms
- paper profit
- advantage
- clasp
Etymology
- deeth (Middle English (1100-1500))
- deaþ (Old English (ca. 450-1100))