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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Authorities are providing AI care devices -- some designed to detect signs of lonely deaths -- to seniors living alone, including in districts of Seoul and in Yongin, south of the capital.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Environmental groups have renewed calls for the government to do more to prevent the deaths of thousands of dolphins, whales and seabirds accidentally caught in fishing nets in UK waters.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Police in Herat denied there had been any deaths, but have acknowledged they responded to the protest, telling the BBC that officers had "taken action to ensure security and maintain public order".

From BBC • 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

We are the breakers or the broken ones, the people whose lives were touched by the widest periphery of deaths.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse