DECEASE Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

decease 1 of 2

noun

di-ˈsēs

Definition of decease

as in death

the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities in the event of the decease of the president, the vice president will immediately assume his duties

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decease

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verb

as in to die

to stop living no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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The Sheriff’s Office has identified the deceased as bus driver Kelly Margaret Langstaff and passengers Cassandra Moreno, John Perry, Oscar Carrillo and Trena Cain. — Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 Responding officers found Baratto deceased with stab wounds and arrested Harrington. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 According to court records, police found Dunn deceased in a motel room with bruises on her body, including her neck and face, and her eyelids were swollen and discolored. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026 But when his attorneys Rob Turkewitz and Brian Knowles called his hotel, staff found Barnett deceased in his truck with a gunshot wound to the head — sparking months of speculation on the nature of his death. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The Clark County Coroner's Office said investigators are working to identify the cause and manner of death, along with the identity of the deceased found at Boulder Beach. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 Officers met with fire crews who recovered the body from the water and declared the person deceased on scene. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Her students preserved and mounted naturally deceased snakes onto wooden boards. — Kynala Phillips, jsonline.com, 31 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for decease

Noun

The death of actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte was met with a wave of grief from his Breaking Bad co-stars, who shared memories of Mitte following the tragedy.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2026
Pavlovsky worked alongside Karl Lagerfeld until his death in 2019; Virginie Viard from 2019 to 2024, and Matthieu Blazy since April 2025.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of death

Verb

Composer Ghulam Mohammed died in 1968 after writing the songs, leaving Naushad to complete the background score.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of die

Noun

Above all, the election could herald the political demise of Netanyahu, Israel’s longest-serving PM, who has led the nation for all but 18 months since 2009.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 18 Oct. 2026
Columnist Bill Plaschke wrote how a team with seemingly every advantage fell short, beat writer Maddie Lee documented what led to the demise, while columnist Bill Shaikin provided updates to several questions on the team’s future.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of demise

Verb

In some ski communities, such as Winter Park, entire mountainsides of trees perished, dramatically altering the landscape.

— Jennifer Oldham, Denver Post, 8 Oct. 2026
Thanks to their efforts, only one car, two Vespas and a motorcycle perished in this flood, Navarrete said.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of perish

Noun

Vasilescu says Converse could meet the same fate, given its recent performance and the parent company’s need to focus on fixing other ailing parts of its business, like sales in China and its Jordan brand.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
But in recent weeks, immigrants from a few nations appear to have escaped that fate.

— Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of fate

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But the opening period didn’t end without a scary moment, as Antetokounmpo fell hard on his back side after being fouled on a dunk attempt late in the first quarter.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Shares of Oracle fell about 9% amid a broader downturn for stocks of top AI stakeholders.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

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