Definitions

dies

[dahyz] / daɪz /

VERB

pass away; stop living

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drown expire perish succumb

STRONG

conk croak decease demise depart drop finish suffocate

WEAK

be no more be taken breathe one's last cease to exist drop off give up the ghost go way of all flesh kick the bucket relinquish life rest in peace

Antonyms

STRONG

bear continue

WEAK

be born begin develop flourish grow improve live

VERB

wither, dwindle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish

STRONG

abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt

WEAK

break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win

STRONG

build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen

WEAK

be born live

Example Sentences

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Spear dies a hero at the second season’s close, only for a shaman to reanimate him in the third season premiere as a zombie.

From Salon

“The Housemaid” lives and dies by Seyfried’s hand, and she keeps the film cradled in Nina’s white-knuckled grip for each one of its eye-popping 131 minutes.

From Salon

When a termite king or queen dies, monogamy usually continues.

From Science Daily

Entegris’s products are used more on the front end of wafer manufacturing, which is when integrated circuits are built into silicon wafers, while Qnity’s offerings are more for the back end, when the silicon wafers are cut into individual dies and packaged into chips.

From MarketWatch