DEATHS Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

deaths

noun

plural of death

as in demises

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities we were all saddened by the death of our friend

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as in terminations

the act of ceasing to exist the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR

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as in downfalls

something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life that muscle car will be the death of him yet

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as in massacres

the killing of a large number of people thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death

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Recent Examples of deaths The deaths were confirmed by officials from Shifa, Hamad, Nasser and Al-Aqsa hospitals, as well as an American field hospital. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026 The deaths of two CIA agents and two Mexican officers in an April crash after a drug-lab raid have triggered a rare federal treason case against Chihuahua’s former top prosecutor. — María Verza, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026 In August, intense flash flooding in the Grand Canyon led to multiple deaths. — Ava Berger, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026 The percentage of heat deaths attributable to global warming has grown from about 45% in the early 2000s to 65% now, Barnes said. — Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026 At this time last year, the city had recorded 54 traffic deaths. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026 Their deaths prompted one of the largest recalls in the nation’s history, and soon officials mandated tamper-proof caps on medication bottles and criminalized tampering with consumer products. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026 Mystery is surrounding the deaths of a toddler and his two grandparents after the three of them were discovered dead by investigators. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026 After persistently rising for more than 30 years, deaths peaked at 81,806 in 2022 and fell by almost half, to 44,564, in 2025. — J. Travis Donahoe, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026

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Noun

SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company Musk founded in 2002, has endured a few more fiery demises of the mammoth Starship rocket since that explosive debut.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 1 May 2026
No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 26 Nov. 2025

Definition of demises

Noun

But employers cannot use AI to hide behind discriminatory terminations.

— David Sanford, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
The complaint adds to the growing list of legal challenges to the mass terminations under FBI Director Kash Patel of agents who participated in investigations of the Republican president or are seen as opposed to Trump administration interests.

— Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of terminations

Noun

The Bills defense, one of the downfalls, did get the stop needed in this one and held off a late scoring drive.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
Rodriguez doesn’t seem too concerned about the potential of any downfalls in communicating calls on the field.

— David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of downfalls

Noun

The vast majority expressed deep distress and anger at their government after the massacres that took place in response to January’s mass protests.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, while posturing as the guardian of a democratic transition, governed through massacres and military tribunals.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of massacres

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Legend has it that sad fates befell those who made her angry and happy ones those who were kind to her.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
As their interpersonal dynamics fray, a constant tug-of-war between power and vulnerability not only shapes the characters’ individual choices, but also profoundly impacts their ultimate journeys and tragic fates.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fates

Noun

By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025

Definition of slaughters

Noun

The songs above fall into three categories, as their runs reached such lengths due to artists’ passings; a record-setting movie; or multiple holidays.

— Gary Trust, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026
What stood out most, however, was just how emotional the event was, particularly considering the many recent passings of some of our most beloved film and TV luminaries.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2026

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