deaths

NOUN

end of life

Synonyms

STRONG

afterlife annihilation bereavement casualty cessation curtains darkness decease demise departure destruction dissolution downfall dying end ending eradication euthanasia exit expiration extermination extinction fatality finis finish grave heaven loss mortality necrosis obliteration oblivion paradise parting passing quietus release repose ruin ruination silence sleep termination tomb

WEAK

eternal rest grim reaper passing over

Antonyms

STRONG

accomplishment arrival beginning birth building coming commencement consciousness construction creation entrance hell initiation introduction opening start success understanding

WEAK

being entity existence life living

Example Sentences

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The U.S. statement, which didn’t mention the deaths, said an aircraft fired munitions into the ship’s engine room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"The infants that aren't being cared for where the deaths are taking place are disproportionately those that aren't desirable for adoption," it finds.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

"Nick loved his parents, and he is devastated by their deaths," the petition, filed Monday, says.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Uganda and is where the outbreak originated, has seen 363 confirmed cases and 63 deaths.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Of course dinosaur hunting didn’t end with the deaths of the great nineteenth-century fossil hunters.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson