dies

[dahyz] / daɪz /

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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It lives and dies by how much it’s able to make the reader feel.

From Salon

As this column has shown, blended families can fall apart when a parent dies, so you are not necessarily paranoid to be concerned about family discord over an inheritance.

From MarketWatch

"A young man obsessed with death falls in love with an old woman obsessed with life. She dies and teaches the kid how to live," Cameron Crowe described it for AFI in 2011.

From BBC

When somebody dies, you get closure by having a funeral.

From Literature

"Perhaps we should try each of them in turn, to see where the torch flickers and dies."

From Literature