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past tense form of expire.
past participle of expire.

expired

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dead adj.
deceased adj.
defunct adj.
departed adj.
lapsed adj.
out adj.

ADJECTIVE

dead

Synonyms

STRONGEST

buried deceased late lifeless unalive

STRONG

cold departed stiff

WEAK

asleep bereft of life bloodless bought the farm breathless cadaverous checked out cut off defunct done for erased extinct gone gone to meet maker gone to reward liquidated no more not existing offed out of one's misery passed away perished pushing up daisies reposing resting in peace

Antonyms

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alive living

WEAK

continuing enduring existent existing live undead warm

ADJECTIVE

deceased

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departed

STRONG

cold finished former gone lost

WEAK

asleep bit the dust defunct exanimate extinct gave up the ghost inanimate kicked the bucket late lifeless passed on pushing up daisies

Antonyms

STRONG

current existing present

WEAK

alive born lively living

ADJECTIVE

defunct

Synonyms

STRONGEST

nonexistent obsolete vanished

WEAK

asleep bygone cold dead deceased departed done for down the drain exanimate gone had it inanimate inoperative invalid kaput late lifeless lost out of commission

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existent existing functioning live operating operative valid working

ADJECTIVE

departed

Synonyms

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deceased

STRONG

buried gone stiff

WEAK

bought the farm in the grave laid to rest late passed away pushing up daisies six feet under

ADJECTIVE

lapsed

Synonyms

STRONG

finished terminated voided

WEAK

dead extinct

ADJECTIVE

out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

away outside

STRONG

absent antiquated cold dated dead doused ended exhausted extinguished finished impossible outmoded

WEAK

at an end behind the times démodé not allowed not on old-fashioned old-hat passé ruled out unacceptable unfashionable used-up

Antonyms

STRONG

animated existing incomplete interested modern new saved stored unfinished warm

WEAK

here possible

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expired

The contract expired July 31, affecting 90 nonprofit organizations and creating uncertainty for more than 24,000 unaccompanied minors across the U.S. who face losing legal representation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Trump appointed Kevin Warsh in May as new chairman of the Fed after predecessor Jerome Powell’s four-year term expired.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

But the effort will stall if Congress doesn’t extend our timeline, which originally expired in December 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Chelsea turned to Xabi Alonso after Liam Rosenior's ill-fated term came to an end, Bournemouth appointed Marco Rose after Andoni Iraola's contract expired, and Nottingham Forest hired Oliver Glasner following Vitor Pereira's dismissal.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

I do not suppose you will have heard of our bitter & cruel loss Thank God, she suffered hardly at all, and expired as tranquilly as a little angel....

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

expired

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