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mortal

[mawr-tl] / ˈmɔr tl /
ADJECTIVE
deadly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
dire fatal grievous grim lethal malignant terrible
STRONG
bitter ending extreme grave great killing last terminal
WEAK
death-dealing deathly destructive intense merciless monstrous mortiferous murderous noxious pestilent pestilential poisonous relentless remorseless ruthless severe unrelenting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good harmless life-giving nice trivial unimportant
STRONG
beginning initial mild starting
WEAK
animal immortal inhuman invigorating lifegiving permanent plant refreshing
ADJECTIVE
human
Synonyms
STRONGEST
earthly frail temporal
STRONG
ephemeral fading passing perishable transient
WEAK
animate bipedal corporeal creatural ecce homo evanescent finite fugacious impermanent momentary precarious sublunary weak worldly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
spiritual
STRONG
enduring lasting permanent
WEAK
animal immortal inhuman invigorating lifegiving plant refreshing
NOUN
human being
Synonyms
STRONG
animal being body character creature earthling human individual man party person personage soul woman
WEAK
living soul naked ape
Antonyms
STRONG
abstract inanimate plant
WEAK
animal

Example Sentences

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Carroll couldn’t quite believe they managed to keep Vance’s departure from this mortal coil under wraps.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

But over the past few days, something strange has happened: The Canadians have looked shockingly mortal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

You have to strain to see him, way up there, high above this mortal coil.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

"Maybe, by the time I shuffle off this mortal coil, there might be a little more awareness… of the need to bring things back together again," he says.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Now you are trapped here, helpless, while the mortal world dies.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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