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Definitions

demise

[dih-mahyz] / dɪˈmaɪz /
NOUN
fate, usually death
Synonyms
STRONGEST
collapse departure dissolution downfall extinction failure passing termination
STRONG
annihilation curtains decease dying end ending expiration fall quietus ruin silence sleep
WEAK
final thrill last out last roundup lights out number's up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
accomplishment beginning rise start success
STRONG
birth commencement construction creation opening

Example Sentences

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News of millennial feminism’s demise has been met with much applause.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

Sora’s demise points to more than the collapse of a big-media financial deal.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

He has spoken to the world about his impending demise like a Christian philosopher of death—frank, unafraid, sometimes folksy, always graceful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Queens Park Rangers' demise was less nostalgia-tinged decline and more a combustible two-season spell fuelled by big reputations earning bigger bucks.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Or perhaps it was abandoned and sacked for religious reasons—archaeologists have advanced several hypotheses for the city’s demise.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.