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fall v.
perish v.

VERB

fall

Synonyms

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die drop give up go down slump

STRONG

bend capitulate obey perish resign submit succumb yield

WEAK

back down be casualty be destroyed be lost be taken defer to eat dirt fall to pieces give in give way go under lie down pass into enemy hands

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STRONG

fight

WEAK

advance overcome overthrow win

VERB

perish

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cease crumble disappear disintegrate pass away rot succumb vanish wither

STRONG

collapse corrupt croak decease decompose demise depart end expire fall go pass waste

WEAK

OD be destroyed be lost bite the dust break down buy the farm check out give up the ghost go under kick the bucket lose life pass on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appear arrive build grow

STRONG

be born bear begin commence create improve rise start stay

WEAK

give birth revive

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be killed

Not her, of course, but Claire Bennet — the Odessa, Texas high school cheerleader who couldn’t be killed.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

Shari and I were kind of hoping that we were going to come out of that meeting with the news that the show was going to be killed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

When he got the news that he would not be killed, he collapsed to the ground.

From Slate ● Mar. 6, 2026

That awareness of the risk makes it even more surprising that some of the most senior people in the Iranian regime were meeting on Saturday morning - allowing so many to be killed.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

I wasn’t sure what would happen if I got three strikes in a row, but my guess was that I’d either be expelled from the gate or that my avatar would simply be killed.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

be killed

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