death

The word “death” has 1 syllable: death

It's pronounced as /dɛθ/

What is synonym and antonym for death?

In the thesaurus, “death” has 98 synonyms and 29 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for death along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for death

afterlife
annihilation
assassination
bane
bloodbath
bloodletting
bloodshed
butchery
carnage
casualty
cessation
close
conclusion
curse
curtains
dead
deadness
decease
decimation
demise
demolishing
destruction
devastation
discontinuance
dispersion
dissolution
doom
downfall
dying
end
ending
eradication
eternal rest
eternal sleep
euthanasia
execution
exit
expiration
expiry
extermination
extinction
fatality
fate
final rest
final sleep
finis
finish
foul play
genocide
grave
great divide
grim reaper
halt
heaven
holocaust
homicide
killing
kiss of death
lapse
lifelessness
loss of life
manslaughter
martyrdom
massacre
mort
mortality
murder
necrosis
nothingness
oblivion
paradise
passage
passing
passing over
pogrom
quietus
release
repose
ruin
ruination
self-destruction
self-murder
self-slaughter
shutdown
shutoff
silence
slaughter
slaying
sleep
stop
stoppage
suicide
surcease
termination
tomb
torment
tragic flaw
undoing

Antonyms for death

alpha
beginning
being
birth
commencement
creation
dawn
existence
genesis
immortality
inauguration
inception
incipience
incipiency
initiation
institution
launch
life
life span
lifetime
morning
nativity
onset
origination
outset
persistence
prolongation
rise
start

Meanings of death

noun
1. The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
2. (often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper. The pronoun he is not the only option, but probably the most traditional one, as it matches with the male grammatical gender of Old English dēaþ, also with cognate German der Tod. The fourth apocalyptic rider (Bible, revelations 6:8) is male θᾰ́νᾰτος (thanatos) in Greek. It has the female name Mors in Latin, but is referred to with male forms qui and eum. The following quotes show this rider on a pale horse is his in the English Bible and she in Peter Gabriel's lyrics.
3. (the death) The collapse or end of something.
4. Spiritual lifelessness.

Example Sentences

The death of the protagonist in the novel was a turning point in the story.
The community came together to mourn the death of a beloved leader.
The documentary explored the impact of death on different cultures around the world.
She struggled to cope with the death of her pet, which had been a loyal companion for years.
The sudden death of the inventor shocked everyone who knew him.

On this page you'll find 127 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to death, such as: afterlife, alpha, annihilation, assassination, bane, beginning, being.

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