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die

[dahy] / daɪ /
VERB
pass away; stop living
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 cease to exist 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
wither, dwindle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
deteriorate disappear end expire fail fall pass stop vanish
STRONG
abate bate crumble decay decline degenerate dilapidate diminish droop ebb fade halt lapse moderate molder rankle recede retrograde rot sink slacken subside wane weaken wilt
WEAK
break down ease off fade away fade out fizzle out go bad go downhill let up lose power melt away peter out run down run low run out wear away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
advance appear arrive bear begin commence reach start win
STRONG
build continue develop enhance enlarge extend flourish forge forward grow improve increase prolong rise strengthen
WEAK
be born live

Example Sentences

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JQ1 works by disrupting meiosis during prophase 1, causing developing cells to die at that stage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” he wrote.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don't want that to happen, but it probably will," he wrote on his Truth Social platform.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

I have two sons and four grandchildren, and I am concerned that if I die first, they will get nothing at all from me.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

‘I swear, by my blood on this blade, and by each of my three souls that I will find the Mountain of the World Spirit. Or die trying.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver