cease to exist

VERB

die

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 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

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be gone be lost be no more be swallowed up come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

Example Sentences

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This bustling scene is one the EAC once hoped would cease to exist.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

He said the company will cease to exist on Friday as part of the sprawling legal settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

“I’m not screaming at the top of my lungs that the country’s getting ready to cease to exist or whatever, twice a week,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

For another, it may cease to exist before too long.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

Soon no one would remain, and the fair would cease to exist as a living memory in anyone’s brain.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

cease to exist

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