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be killed

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

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“All of California’s native biodiversity go into that contaminated hive,” he said, and can be killed off as well.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

He is the 11th Al Jazeera journalist to be killed since the start of the war in Gaza, where a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been in place for six months.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

But Trump gave no names, saying: "I don't want him to be killed."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

In the book, the rabbits had come across this warren—this community—that accepted food handouts from humans in exchange for accepting that some of them would be killed by the same humans in return.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

be killed

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