pushing up daisies

buried deceased late lifeless unalive

cold departed stiff

asleep bereft of life bloodless bought the farm breathless cadaverous checked out cut off defunct done for erased expired extinct gone gone to meet maker gone to reward liquidated no more not existing offed out of one's misery passed away perished reposing resting in peace

alive living

continuing enduring existent existing live undead warm

departed

cold expired finished former gone lost

asleep bit the dust defunct exanimate extinct gave up the ghost inanimate kicked the bucket late lifeless passed on

current existing present

alive born lively living

deceased

buried expired gone stiff

bought the farm in the grave laid to rest late passed away six feet under

deep-sixed done for eighty-sixed gone to Davy Jones's locker in the grave on ice