What is another word for deceased?
1418 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ dɪsˈiːsd], [ dɪsˈiːsd], [ d_ɪ_s_ˈiː_s_d]
The word 'deceased' is a formal term used to describe someone who has passed away. Although it is a commonly used term, there are several synonyms that can also be used to refer to the same thing. Some of these synonyms include 'departed', 'fallen', 'gone', 'passed on', 'expired,' and 'departed this life'. These words are often used in literature, poetry, and formal documents such as death certificates or obituaries. Each synonym carries a different weight of formality and emotional connotation, allowing individuals to choose the most appropriate term to use when referring to someone who has passed away.
Synonyms for Deceased:
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adj.
• dead- Passed ,
- Perished ,
- annihilated ,
- departed ,
- expired ,
- fallen ,
- fatal ,
- gone to meet maker ,
- gone to reward ,
- not existing ,
- offed ,
- out of one's misery ,
- parted ,
- resting in peace ,
- study at dead ,
- unanimated ,
- bit the dust ,
- d.o.a. ,
- finished ,
- gave up the ghost ,
- inert ,
- kicked the bucket ,
- passed away .
- dead gone ,
- dis appeared ,
- dis-appeared ,
- ex terminated ,
- ex-terminated ,
- in active ,
- in-active ,
- more abolished ,
- more disappeared ,
- more doused ,
- more exterminated ,
- more extinguished ,
- more terminated ,
- more vanquished ,
- most abolished ,
- most disappeared ,
- most doused ,
- most exterminated ,
- most extinguished ,
- most terminated ,
- most vanquished ,
- terminated ,
- un known ,
- un-known .
- de camped ,
- de-camped ,
- dis integrated ,
- dis placed ,
- dis solved ,
- dis-integrated ,
- dis-placed ,
- dis-solved ,
- more away ,
- more consumed ,
- more decamped ,
- more disintegrated ,
- more dissolved ,
- more elapsed ,
- more flown ,
- more nonextant ,
- more passed ,
- more quit ,
- more run off ,
- more run-off ,
- more runoff ,
- more shifted ,
- more split ,
- most away ,
- most consumed ,
- most decamped ,
- most disintegrated ,
- most dissolved ,
- most elapsed ,
- most flown ,
- most nonextant ,
- most passed ,
- most quit ,
- most run off ,
- most run-off ,
- most runoff ,
- most shifted ,
- most split ,
- non extant ,
- non-extant ,
- not sign of ,
- out window ,
- re moved ,
- re tired ,
- re-tired ,
- retired ,
- taken powder ,
- turned dust ,
- with drawn ,
- with-drawn .
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n.
• body -
v.
• died • ended- Ceased ,
- Checkmated ,
- Culminated ,
- Died ,
- accomplished ,
- capped ,
- closed ,
- completed ,
- concluded ,
- ended ,
- exited ,
- finalized ,
- halted ,
- stopped ,
- winded up ,
- wound up ,
- wrapped up .
Other synonyms:
- body ,
- body count ,
- cadaver ,
- corpse ,
- mummy ,
- remains ,
- stiff ,
- the dead ,
- the deceased ,
- the departed .
- late .
Other relevant words:
- a la mode ,
- abide ,
- abject ,
- abortive ,
- abruptly ,
- abscond ,
- absentminded ,
- absolutely ,
- absolved ,
- absorb ,
- absquatulate ,
- abstracted ,
- accommodate ,
- accompany ,
- acquaintanceship ,
- acutely ,
- adam ,
- admirer ,
- adult male ,
- advisedly ,
- affair ,
- affected ,
- affection ,
- affectionateness ,
- after ,
- aftermath ,
- afterward ,
- afterwards ,
- age-old ,
- agone ,
- agree ,
- alive ,
- all in ,
- all over ,
- all the same ,
- allay ,
- ally ,
- analyse ,
- analyze ,
- and so ,
- angelic ,
- angelical ,
- animal ,
- animal foot ,
- animate being ,
- antediluvian ,
- antiquate ,
- archaic ,
- archeological remains ,
- aroused ,
- aside ,
- associate ,
- astutely ,
- at sea ,
- at the same time ,
- atmospheric static ,
- atmospherics ,
- attenuate ,
- attenuated ,
- attract ,
- attraction ,
- attractor ,
- aura ,
- aureole ,
- authorise ,
- authoritative ,
- automaton ,
- back-number ,
- baffled ,
- barbarous ,
- base ,
- base on balls ,
- be ,
- bead ,
- bear ,
- bear in mind ,
- beast ,
- beat ,
- beatific ,
- become flat ,
- beetle off ,
- befuddled ,
- belatedly ,
- belong ,
- bemused ,
- benumb ,
- besotted ,
- beware ,
- bewildered ,
- bit ,
- black ,
- blame ,
- blamed ,
- blasted ,
- bleached ,
- blend ,
- blend in ,
- blessed ,
- blind drunk ,
- blotto ,
- blow ,
- blow out ,
- blow over ,
- blue ,
- blunt ,
- bolt ,
- bolt out ,
- booster ,
- bosom ,
- bouncy ,
- bound up ,
- brain ,
- brave ,
- brave out ,
- break ,
- break down ,
- breathe out ,
- breathtaking ,
- broaden ,
- broken ,
- brook ,
- brother ,
- brutal ,
- brute ,
- buckle under ,
- buckram ,
- burden ,
- burn ,
- burst ,
- bushed ,
- buy the farm ,
- by choice ,
- by design ,
- bye ,
- calamitous ,
- calm ,
- calm down ,
- canvass ,
- carry ,
- case-by-case ,
- caseful ,
- cash in one's chips ,
- casing ,
- cast ,
- cast off ,
- castanets ,
- causa ,
- cause ,
- center ,
- centre ,
- champion ,
- character ,
- chase away ,
- check ,
- choke ,
- chomp ,
- clappers ,
- clear ,
- cliff ,
- close ,
- closed in ,
- cockeyed ,
- cold gangrene ,
- cold-blooded ,
- coldness ,
- collation ,
- come about ,
- come out ,
- come out of the closet ,
- common cold ,
- commune ,
- company ,
- complete ,
- compositor's case ,
- conform to ,
- confounded ,
- confused ,
- conk ,
- conk out ,
- conniption ,
- consistence ,
- consistency ,
- continue ,
- conversance ,
- conversancy ,
- convey ,
- convulsion ,
- core ,
- correspond ,
- cot death ,
- count ,
- cover ,
- crack ,
- creative thinker ,
- crib death ,
- cristal ,
- croak ,
- crocked ,
- crow-bait ,
- cruel ,
- crushed ,
- cut down ,
- damn ,
- damned ,
- dangle ,
- darned ,
- deadened ,
- deadly ,
- death ,
- death rate ,
- deathly ,
- deathrate ,
- debris ,
- decamp ,
- deceased ,
- deep ,
- degenerate ,
- delineate ,
- delinquent ,
- demode ,
- demonic ,
- departure ,
- depict ,
- depleted ,
- depressed ,
- depression ,
- deprivation ,
- describe ,
- deteriorate ,
- detritus ,
- deuced ,
- deviate ,
- diabolic ,
- diabolical ,
- dice ,
- die hard ,
- die out ,
- digest ,
- digress ,
- dip ,
- disastrous ,
- discharge ,
- disco biscuit ,
- discontinue ,
- disembowel ,
- dismiss ,
- disoriented ,
- dispel ,
- disperse ,
- dispirited ,
- display case ,
- disregarded ,
- distillery ,
- disused ,
- diverge ,
- dog-tired ,
- doomed ,
- dormancy ,
- dormant ,
- dot ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- downcast ,
- downhearted ,
- drag ,
- drain ,
- drained ,
- draw and quarter ,
- draw in ,
- draw off ,
- draw out ,
- draw play ,
- draw poker ,
- drawing card ,
- drawn-out ,
- dribble ,
- driblet ,
- drip ,
- drive away ,
- drive off ,
- drive out ,
- drop cloth ,
- drop curtain ,
- drop dead ,
- drop down ,
- drop off ,
- drop-off ,
- drunk ,
- dry gangrene ,
- dry land ,
- dull ,
- dulled ,
- dusty ,
- dwell ,
- dyspneal ,
- dyspneic ,
- dyspnoeal ,
- dyspnoeic ,
- early ,
- earthly concern ,
- ease ,
- eat up ,
- eccentric ,
- ecstasy ,
- effected ,
- effectuate ,
- egest ,
- electrostatic ,
- eliminate ,
- elongated ,
- elope ,
- empower ,
- encase ,
- end ,
- entomb ,
- equip ,
- erstwhile ,
- essay ,
- essence ,
- established ,
- esurient ,
- evanesce ,
- even ,
- even so ,
- eviscerate ,
- ex-husband ,
- ex-wife ,
- example ,
- exculpated ,
- exhale ,
- exhausted ,
- exist ,
- exit ,
- exonerated ,
- expand ,
- expend ,
- experience ,
- expiration ,
- expiry ,
- extensive ,
- exterminated ,
- eye ,
- face ,
- fade ,
- fagged ,
- fail ,
- fall ,
- fall out ,
- fatal accident ,
- fatality rate ,
- fateful ,
- fatigued ,
- fauna ,
- felled seam ,
- fellow ,
- fellow traveler ,
- fellow traveller ,
- fill ,
- finger cymbals ,
- finish ,
- firm ,
- first ,
- first gear ,
- fit out ,
- flatten ,
- fleet ,
- fling ,
- flip ,
- fly ,
- fondness ,
- font ,
- foot up ,
- forbidden ,
- force ,
- forerunner ,
- forget ,
- forth ,
- foundation ,
- fount ,
- frame ,
- frankincense ,
- free fall ,
- frigid ,
- frigidity ,
- ft ,
- fuddled ,
- fulfil ,
- fulfill ,
- function ,
- fundament ,
- gaffer ,
- gallop ,
- gentleman ,
- gentleman's gentleman ,
- get ,
- get going ,
- get out ,
- ghostwrite ,
- ghostwriter ,
- gibe ,
- gist ,
- give ,
- give forth ,
- give in ,
- give out ,
- give up ,
- give way ,
- give-up the ghost ,
- glide by ,
- globe ,
- gloomy ,
- glorification ,
- gloriole ,
- go along ,
- go away ,
- go bad ,
- go by ,
- go game ,
- go off ,
- go on ,
- go past ,
- goddam ,
- goddamn ,
- goddamned ,
- going ,
- grammatical case ,
- grim ,
- ground ,
- groundwork ,
- guide ,
- guinea pig ,
- halo ,
- hand ,
- hap ,
- happen ,
- happening ,
- harbinger ,
- haul ,
- haulage ,
- haunt ,
- head ,
- heart and soul ,
- heed ,
- hellish ,
- helpless ,
- herald ,
- hide ,
- hold out ,
- hold up ,
- homo ,
- hoof ,
- hoof it ,
- hook ,
- hooking ,
- hot ,
- however ,
- hug drug ,
- human being ,
- human beings ,
- human foot ,
- human race ,
- humanity ,
- humankind ,
- humans ,
- humble ,
- humbled ,
- humiliated ,
- hush ,
- hush up ,
- idea ,
- idle ,
- imbibe ,
- immerse ,
- import ,
- important person ,
- impression ,
- in style ,
- in vogue ,
- incarnation ,
- indeed ,
- indifferent ,
- inebriated ,
- infant death ,
- infantry ,
- influential person ,
- inhabit ,
- inhuman ,
- inhume ,
- injured party ,
- insect bite ,
- insensate ,
- instance ,
- intellect ,
- inter ,
- intercommunicate ,
- intoxicated ,
- invertebrate foot ,
- inwardness ,
- isle of man ,
- issue ,
- item-by-item ,
- jibe ,
- judgement ,
- judgment ,
- junk ,
- kayoed ,
- keep company ,
- keepsake ,
- kernel ,
- kick the bucket ,
- knock off ,
- knocked out ,
- know ,
- knuckle under ,
- ko'd ,
- lacking ,
- laissez passer ,
- land ,
- lapse ,
- last ,
- lately ,
- later ,
- later on ,
- latterly ,
- lawsuit ,
- lay off ,
- lay to rest ,
- lead ,
- leave ,
- leave out ,
- leg ,
- leg it ,
- legislate ,
- lengthened ,
- lengthy ,
- liberty chit ,
- line ,
- listen ,
- live on ,
- lively ,
- loaded ,
- locomote ,
- lot ,
- low gear ,
- low temperature ,
- low-down ,
- low-pitched ,
- low-spirited ,
- low-toned ,
- lowly ,
- lull ,
- ma ,
- make ,
- make it ,
- make off ,
- make pass ,
- mama ,
- mamma ,
- mammy ,
- mankind ,
- marrow ,
- match ,
- mazed ,
- measuredly ,
- meat ,
- meek ,
- meet ,
- metrical foot ,
- metrical unit ,
- mettle ,
- middle ,
- military man ,
- military personnel ,
- miserable ,
- miss ,
- missed ,
- missing ,
- mixed-up ,
- modest ,
- modish ,
- mom ,
- moment ,
- momma ,
- mommy ,
- moo ,
- morsel ,
- mortality rate ,
- moth-eaten ,
- mountain pass ,
- move ,
- mud ,
- mum ,
- mumification necrosis ,
- nail ,
- nail down ,
- natural event ,
- neglect ,
- nerve ,
- neutral ,
- nevertheless ,
- nimbus ,
- nitty-gritty ,
- no ,
- no longer ,
- nog ,
- nonchurchgoing ,
- noneffervescent ,
- nonetheless ,
- nonliving ,
- nonoperational ,
- notch ,
- notwithstanding ,
- nous ,
- nub ,
- o'er ,
- oarlock ,
- obsess ,
- occur ,
- of late ,
- off ,
- offer ,
- old ,
- old geezer ,
- old-fashioned ,
- old-hat ,
- old-timer ,
- oldtimer ,
- olibanum ,
- omit ,
- one-time ,
- onetime ,
- operate ,
- organic structure ,
- other ,
- outcome ,
- outdo ,
- outfit ,
- outgo ,
- outmatch ,
- outmoded ,
- outperform ,
- outside ,
- outstrip ,
- overhaul ,
- overleap ,
- overlook ,
- overstep ,
- overtake ,
- pall ,
- paroxysm ,
- part ,
- pass along ,
- pass away ,
- pass by ,
- pass off ,
- pass on ,
- passee ,
- passing ,
- passing game ,
- passing play ,
- passive ,
- passport ,
- past tense ,
- past times ,
- pearl ,
- peg down ,
- pegleg ,
- perfectly ,
- persist ,
- personify ,
- personnel casualty ,
- pes ,
- peter out ,
- photocopy ,
- pick ,
- pie-eyed ,
- piece ,
- pillow slip ,
- pillowcase ,
- pin ,
- pissed ,
- pith ,
- pixilated ,
- placid ,
- plastered ,
- played out ,
- plump ,
- poke out ,
- poop out ,
- pop off ,
- populate ,
- potent ,
- preceding ,
- precursor ,
- preoccupied ,
- pretermit ,
- prevail ,
- previous ,
- prick ,
- primed ,
- private ,
- probe ,
- proceed ,
- prohibited ,
- prolong ,
- prolonged ,
- proscribed ,
- prosopopoeia ,
- protagonist ,
- protract ,
- protracted ,
- prove ,
- psyche ,
- puff ,
- pull ,
- pull back ,
- pull in ,
- pull out ,
- pull up stakes ,
- pulseless ,
- pump ,
- pungency ,
- puppet ,
- pursy ,
- put across ,
- put down ,
- put out ,
- put up ,
- quaker ,
- qualifying ,
- quarter ,
- quiescence ,
- quiescency ,
- quiet ,
- quieten ,
- quit ,
- quondam ,
- raciness ,
- ravenous ,
- reach ,
- reach out ,
- realised ,
- realized ,
- reap ,
- reason ,
- reason out ,
- recent ,
- recently ,
- red ,
- red ink ,
- release ,
- relieve ,
- remove ,
- resilient ,
- resolve ,
- resplendence ,
- resplendency ,
- result ,
- retiring ,
- return ,
- rifle ,
- rigid ,
- ripped ,
- roughshod ,
- rowlock ,
- rubble ,
- ruined ,
- run ,
- run down ,
- run low ,
- run short ,
- sagaciously ,
- saintlike ,
- saintly ,
- sapiently ,
- satanic ,
- satisfy ,
- savage ,
- scatter ,
- scatty ,
- scene ,
- scummy ,
- scurvy ,
- see ,
- seize with teeth ,
- send away ,
- send packing ,
- serviceman ,
- set ,
- set down ,
- set forth ,
- set off ,
- set out ,
- set up ,
- shade ,
- shake off ,
- sharp-set ,
- sharpness ,
- sheath ,
- shed ,
- shell ,
- short ,
- short-winded ,
- showcase ,
- shut ,
- shut up ,
- sidetrack ,
- silence ,
- silent ,
- single ,
- sink ,
- skeletal frame ,
- skeletal system ,
- skeleton in the closet ,
- skeleton in the cupboard ,
- slide by ,
- slip ,
- slip away ,
- slip by ,
- slopped ,
- sloshed ,
- sluggish ,
- small ,
- smashed ,
- smooth ,
- snack ,
- snake god ,
- snuff it ,
- soak up ,
- soaked ,
- soggy ,
- soh ,
- sol ,
- solid ground ,
- sometime ,
- sop up ,
- soulfulness ,
- sound ,
- soundbox ,
- soundless ,
- soused ,
- souvenir ,
- sozzled ,
- specter ,
- spectre ,
- spell ,
- spend ,
- spent ,
- spill ,
- spirit ,
- spook ,
- springy ,
- sprinkle ,
- spunk ,
- squiffy ,
- stable ,
- stagnant ,
- stale ,
- stand ,
- standoff ,
- starchy ,
- start ,
- start out ,
- starved ,
- steadfast ,
- steady ,
- stick ,
- stick out ,
- stiffly ,
- stillness ,
- sting ,
- stirred ,
- stock-still ,
- stomach ,
- stop ,
- stopped up ,
- stopped-up ,
- straggle ,
- strain ,
- strait ,
- straits ,
- stretch ,
- stretch forth ,
- stretch out ,
- strike down ,
- string ,
- strong ,
- study ,
- stunned ,
- subject ,
- subsist ,
- substance ,
- substructure ,
- suck ,
- suck up ,
- suddenly ,
- suffer ,
- suit ,
- sum ,
- sunk ,
- support ,
- supporter ,
- surmount ,
- surpass ,
- survive ,
- swallow ,
- swallow up ,
- swing ,
- taboo ,
- tabu ,
- take care ,
- take in ,
- take leave ,
- take off ,
- take out ,
- take place ,
- take up ,
- tally ,
- tantrum ,
- tardily ,
- tardy ,
- tenderness ,
- terminate ,
- terra firma ,
- test ,
- thing ,
- thinker ,
- thole ,
- tholepin ,
- thread ,
- through ,
- through with ,
- throw ,
- throw away ,
- throw off ,
- ticker ,
- tie ,
- tight ,
- token ,
- tolerate ,
- tool ,
- top ,
- topic ,
- torpid ,
- torso ,
- toss ,
- touch ,
- touched ,
- tour ,
- trace ,
- tranquil ,
- tranquilize ,
- tranquillise ,
- tranquillize ,
- transcend ,
- transmit ,
- travel ,
- travel by ,
- travelled ,
- trunk ,
- try ,
- try out ,
- turn ,
- turn back ,
- turn over ,
- type ,
- typeface ,
- typesetter's case ,
- unbendable ,
- unchanging ,
- underframe ,
- understructure ,
- undone ,
- unfaltering ,
- unfold ,
- unholy ,
- unload ,
- unopen ,
- unrecorded ,
- unrecoverable ,
- unruffled ,
- unshakable ,
- unsuccessful ,
- unsympathetic ,
- unwavering ,
- up-to-the-minute ,
- upshot ,
- utterly ,
- valet ,
- vanish ,
- vary ,
- verboten ,
- vicious ,
- vindicated ,
- walk ,
- wanting ,
- warmheartedness ,
- warmness ,
- washed-out ,
- washed-up ,
- washy ,
- waste ,
- water under the bridge ,
- weakened ,
- wear ,
- weather ,
- weigh ,
- wet ,
- whirl ,
- widen ,
- wight ,
- winded ,
- wiped out ,
- withal ,
- withdraw ,
- wittingly ,
- wooden leg ,
- work ,
- world ,
- worldly concern ,
- worn out ,
- worn-out ,
- wraith ,
- xerox ,
- yesteryear ,
- yet ,
- yield ,
- zombie spirit .
- Ashes ,
- Availed ,
- Belonged ,
- Communicated ,
- Conduced ,
- Contributed ,
- Corpus Delicti ,
- Croaked ,
- Demised ,
- Devolved ,
- Eliminated ,
- Endured ,
- Exceeded ,
- Excreted ,
- Happed ,
- Happened ,
- Lasted ,
- Legislated ,
- Lived ,
- Martyred ,
- Occurred ,
- Operated ,
- Overhauled ,
- Overstepped ,
- Plumped ,
- Proceeded ,
- Reached ,
- Reliquiae ,
- Reposing ,
- Returned ,
- Surpassed ,
- Survived ,
- Transcended ,
- absent ,
- accordingly ,
- acquaintance ,
- ago ,
- antiquated ,
- antique ,
- applied ,
- asleep ,
- at peace ,
- at rest ,
- authorised ,
- authorize ,
- authorized ,
- away ,
- become ,
- belated ,
- benumbed ,
- bereft of life ,
- blended ,
- blown ,
- blown over ,
- bones ,
- breathless ,
- burn out ,
- bury ,
- bygone ,
- bypast ,
- called home ,
- carcase ,
- carcass ,
- carrion ,
- case ,
- casualty ,
- cease ,
- checked out ,
- circulated ,
- clay ,
- cleared ,
- cold ,
- communicate ,
- companion ,
- comrade ,
- conclude ,
- conked ,
- consciously ,
- consequence ,
- consequently ,
- creature ,
- crowbait ,
- dated ,
- dead and gone ,
- dead body ,
- dead man ,
- dead meat ,
- dead person ,
- dead soul ,
- decease ,
- deceased person ,
- decedent ,
- defunct ,
- deliberately ,
- depart ,
- designedly ,
- devolve ,
- die ,
- doa ,
- done for ,
- draw ,
- drowned ,
- dust ,
- earth ,
- effect ,
- elapse ,
- elapsed ,
- emanate ,
- endure ,
- event ,
- examine ,
- exanimate ,
- exceed ,
- excrete ,
- exhaled ,
- expire ,
- extend ,
- extended ,
- faded ,
- famished ,
- fit ,
- foregone ,
- forgotten ,
- former ,
- friend ,
- functioned ,
- ghost ,
- go ,
- gone ,
- gone west ,
- gone-by ,
- guided ,
- handed ,
- has-been ,
- has-beens ,
- heart ,
- hence ,
- inactive ,
- intentionally ,
- irrecoverable ,
- kaput ,
- knowingly ,
- lapsed ,
- living dead ,
- lost ,
- low ,
- man ,
- matter ,
- mind ,
- motionless ,
- moved ,
- mummification ,
- no more ,
- nonexistent ,
- numb ,
- obsolete ,
- occurrence ,
- on purpose ,
- organic remains ,
- out ,
- over ,
- overdue ,
- pass ,
- passe ,
- past ,
- perish ,
- person ,
- personage ,
- personality ,
- personification ,
- predecessor ,
- purposely ,
- pushing up daisies ,
- released ,
- relics ,
- rifled ,
- run out ,
- sainted ,
- shrewdly ,
- skeleton ,
- sleeping ,
- so ,
- soul ,
- sounded ,
- spiritless ,
- started ,
- static ,
- still ,
- stillborn ,
- stone-dead ,
- subsequently ,
- succumb ,
- taken away ,
- then ,
- thence ,
- thereby ,
- therefore ,
- therefrom ,
- thereof ,
- thus ,
- thusly ,
- topped ,
- traveled ,
- unresponsive ,
- vanished ,
- without life ,
- zombi ,
- zombie .
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How to use "Deceased" in context?
The word "deceased" means dead. When someone dies, they are no longer alive.
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