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

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For months, Chinese social-media users have been buzzing about the U.S. “kill line,” a phrase used in videogames to describe the point at which a character can be killed with a single blow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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

Like the metal leash, "we are protected by an unreliable, thin chain of ethics. And if it's cut off, we will be killed by this technology," said Todo.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Third question: Did Cedric need to be killed?

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

be killed

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