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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Appeared in the March 5, 2026, print edition as 'Coach Who Led Notre Dame To National Title Dies at 89'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

It was not a great success but, in 2010, Andrew Lloyd Webber took elements of it for his musical follow-up to Phantom, Love Never Dies.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025

In February 2017, for the first time in its long history, the Washington Post adopted an official slogan: “Democracy Dies in Darkness.”

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2025

Admirers of Xochitl Gonzalez’s debut, “Olga Dies Dreaming,” will be pleased to encounter in Gonzalez’s follow-up novel, “Anita de Monte Laughs Last,” not one but two protagonists who echo the titular Olga’s best qualities.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2024

Dies 1852, one month before his forty-third birthday.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri