gave up the ghost

The phrase “gave up the ghost” has 4 syllables: gave up the ghost

It's pronounced as /ɡeɪv ʌp ðə ɡoʊst/


What is synonym and antonym for gave up the ghost?

In the thesaurus, “gave up the ghost” has 47 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gave up the ghost along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for gave up the ghost

  • asleep
  • bit the dust
  • bought it
  • bought the farm
  • checked out
  • cold
  • consumed
  • croaked
  • deceased
  • defunct
  • demised
  • departed
  • died
  • disappeared
  • dried up
  • dropped
  • ended
  • exanimate
  • exited
  • expired
  • extinct
  • faded
  • failed
  • fell
  • finished
  • flatlined
  • former
  • gone
  • inanimate
  • kicked in
  • kicked off
  • kicked the bucket
  • late
  • lifeless
  • lost
  • parted
  • passed away
  • passed on
  • pegged out
  • perished
  • popped off
  • predeceased
  • pushing up daisies
  • snuffed it
  • stepped out
  • succumbed
  • went

Antonyms for gave up the ghost

  • alive
  • born
  • breathed
  • came to
  • current
  • existed
  • existing
  • flourished
  • lingered
  • lived
  • lively
  • living
  • present
  • prospered
  • revived
  • subsisted
  • thrived
  • throve
  • was

Example Sentences

  • The old car finally gave up the ghost after years of use.
  • The computer gave up the ghost in the middle of the presentation.
  • After a long battle with illness, he gave up the ghost peacefully at home.
  • The factory equipment gave up the ghost and had to be replaced.
  • She tried to keep the plant alive, but it eventually gave up the ghost.

On this page you'll find 66 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gave up the ghost, such as: alive, asleep, bit the dust, born, bought it, bought the farm, breathed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

deceased

  • ashes
  • asleep
  • bit the dust
  • bitten the dust
  • body
  • bones
  • bought it
  • bought the farm
  • breathless
  • cadaver
  • carcass
  • carnage
  • carrion
  • checked out
  • cold
  • consumed
  • corpse
  • corpus
  • corse
  • croaked
  • dead
  • dead body
  • decedent
  • defunct
  • demised
  • departed
  • died
  • disappeared
  • dried up
  • dropped
  • dying
  • ended
  • exanimate
  • exited
  • expired
  • extinct
  • faded
  • fading
  • failed
  • fallen
  • fell
  • finished
  • flatlined
  • former
  • gave up the ghost
  • gone
  • inanimate
  • insensate
  • kicked in
  • kicked off
  • kicked the bucket
  • lapsed
  • late
  • lifeless
  • lost
  • low
  • moribund
  • mummy
  • nonliving
  • parted
  • passed away
  • passed on
  • pegged out
  • perished
  • popped off
  • predeceased
  • pushing up daisies
  • relics
  • remains
  • snuffed it
  • stepped out
  • stiff
  • stillborn
  • succumbed
  • terminated
  • went

kicked in

  • afforded
  • ante up
  • awarded
  • bestowed
  • bit the dust
  • bought it
  • bought the farm
  • checked out
  • chip in
  • chipped in
  • commit
  • conferred
  • consumed
  • contributed
  • croaked
  • deceased
  • demised
  • departed
  • died
  • disappeared
  • dish out
  • dole out
  • donate
  • donated
  • dried up
  • dropped
  • ended
  • endowed
  • exited
  • expired
  • faded
  • failed
  • fell
  • flatlined
  • fork over
  • furnish
  • furnished
  • gave
  • gave up the ghost
  • give
  • hand out
  • hand over
  • kicked off
  • kicked the bucket
  • parted
  • passed away
  • pegged out
  • perished
  • pitch in
  • pitched in
  • pony up
  • popped off
  • predeceased
  • presented
  • provide
  • provided
  • snuffed it
  • stepped out
  • succumbed
  • went

kicked off

  • adopted
  • began
  • bit the dust
  • bought it
  • bought the farm
  • checked out
  • commenced
  • consumed
  • created
  • croaked
  • deceased
  • demised
  • departed
  • died
  • disappeared
  • dried up
  • dropped
  • embraced
  • ended
  • established
  • exited
  • expired
  • faded
  • failed
  • fathered
  • fell
  • flatlined
  • founded
  • gave up the ghost
  • generated
  • got going
  • got off
  • got to
  • inaugurated
  • initiated
  • innovated
  • instituted
  • invented
  • kicked in
  • kicked the bucket
  • launched
  • led off
  • opened
  • organized
  • originated
  • parted
  • passed away
  • pegged out
  • perished
  • pioneered
  • popped off
  • predeceased
  • set about
  • set up
  • snuffed it
  • spawned
  • started
  • stepped out
  • succumbed
  • took on
  • took up
  • went

kicked the bucket

  • asleep
  • bit the dust
  • bought it
  • bought the farm
  • checked out
  • cold
  • consumed
  • croaked
  • deceased
  • defunct
  • demised
  • departed
  • died
  • disappeared
  • dried up
  • dropped
  • ended
  • exanimate
  • exited
  • expired
  • extinct
  • faded
  • failed
  • fell
  • finished
  • flatlined
  • former
  • gave up the ghost
  • gone
  • inanimate
  • kicked in
  • kicked off
  • late
  • lifeless
  • lost
  • parted
  • passed away
  • passed on
  • pegged out
  • perished
  • popped off
  • predeceased
  • pushing up daisies
  • snuffed it
  • stepped out
  • succumbed
  • went

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