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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Investors, once convinced that ChatGPT had sent Google search to death’s door, began pouring money into the tech conglomerate.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 6, 2026

The scene she depicts even imitates her real life: Kahlo actually kept a smaller, papier-mâché skeleton atop her own canopy bed in Mexico City as a reassuring symbol of death’s ubiquity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The tattoo appears to resemble the Totenkopf - German for "death's head".

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2025

McNeil’s life changed that day, and his experience at death’s doorstep has rearranged how he moves through the world.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Nel was getting exasperated with her arrogance, with her lying at death’s door still smart-talking.

From "Sula" by Toni Morrison