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dies - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: die
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pass away; stop living
Synonyms: be no more, be taken, breathe one's last, cease to exist, conk*, croak*, decease, demise, depart, drop, drop off, drown, expire, finish, give up the ghost, go way of all flesh, kick the bucket*, perish, relinquish life, rest in peace, succumb, suffocate
Antonyms: be born, begin, live
Main Entry: die
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: wither, dwindle
Synonyms: abate, crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, deteriorate, diminish, disappear, droop, ebb, end, expire, fade, fail, fall, halt, lapse, let up, moderate, molder, pass, peter out*, rankle, recede, retrograde, rot, run down, run out, sink, slacken, stop, subside, vanish, wane, weaken, wilt, bate, break down, dilapidate, ease off, fade away, fade out, fizzle out, go bad, go downhill, lose power, melt away, run low, wear away
Antonyms: develop, flourish, grow, improve
Main Entry: cease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stop, conclude
Synonyms: back off, break off, close, close out, culminate, desist, die, discontinue, drop, end, fail, finish, halt, knock off*, leave off, quit, refrain, shut down, stay, surcease, terminate, wind up*, bring to an end, call it a day, call it quits, come to an end, cut it out, give over, intermit, pack in, quit cold turkey
Notes: cease means to put an end to a state or an activity, to stop - while seize means to take hold of, to grab
Antonyms: begin, commence, continue, go, initiate, start, keep on
Main Entry: choke
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: smother, block
Synonyms: asphyxiate, bar, check, clog, close, constrict, dam, die, drown, fill, gag, gasp, kill, noose, obstruct, occlude, overpower, retard, squeeze, stifle, stop, stopper, strangle, stuff, stunt, suffocate, suppress, throttle, wring, congest, garrote, gibbet, strangulate
Antonyms: release, unblock, unconstrict
Main Entry: decease
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pass away; expire
Synonyms: cease, check out*, croak*, deep six, depart, die, drop, go, pass, pass away, pass over, perish, succumb, buy a one-way ticket, call off all bets, cool off, pass on
Antonyms: bear, be born
Main Entry: disappear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: vanish; cease
Synonyms: abandon, abscond, clear, decamp, depart, die, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, ebb, end, escape, evanesce, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, flee, fly, go, leave, melt, pass, pass away, perish, recede, retire, retreat, sink, vacate, vamoose*, wane, withdraw, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more, be swallowed up, cease to exist, come to naught, dematerialize, die out, drop out of sight, end gradually, evanish, fade away, go south, leave no trace, melt away, take flight
Antonyms: appear, arrive, come in
Main Entry: end
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: die or kill
Synonyms: abolish, annihilate, cease, depart, desist, destroy, die, expire, exterminate, extinguish, lapse, ruin, run out, wane, put to death
Antonyms: bear, create, give birth
Main Entry: expire
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: come to an end
Synonyms: bite the dust*, cease, close, conclude, croak*, decease, depart, die, elapse, end, finish, go, kick the bucket*, lapse, pass, pass away, pass over, perish, quit, run out, stop, strike out*, terminate, buy it, cash in chips, pass on, up and die
Antonyms: bear, begin, commence, start
Main Entry: fall
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be overthrown by an enemy; surrender
Synonyms: back down, bend, capitulate, die, drop, give in, go down, go under, obey, perish, resign, slump, submit, succumb, yield, be casualty, be destroyed, be killed, be lost, be taken, defer to, eat dirt, fall to pieces, give up, give way, lie down, pass into enemy hands
Antonyms: advance, attain, overcome, overthrow, reach, win
Main Entry: fizzle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: collapse, fall through
Synonyms: abort, die, end, fail, fold, misfire, peter out*, wane, be a fiasco, come to nothing, end in defeat, end in disappointment, miscarry, miss the mark
Antonyms: build, develop, progress
Main Entry: flag
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: decline, fall off
Synonyms: abate, deteriorate, die, droop, ebb, fade, fail, faint, languish, peter out*, pine, sag, sink, slump, succumb, wane, weaken, weary, wilt, taper off
Antonyms: increase, rise, strengthen, do well
Main Entry: form
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: shape; arrangement
Synonyms: anatomy, appearance, articulation, cast, configuration, conformation, construction, contour, cut, design, die, embodiment, fashion, figure, formation, framework, mode, model, mold, outline, pattern, plan, profile, scheme, silhouette, skeleton, structure, style, system
Antonyms: shapelessness
Main Entry: go out
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become extinguished
Synonyms: burn out, cease, darken, die, dim, expire, flicker, become dark, die out, fade out, stop shining
Antonyms: inflame
Main Entry: go under
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: fail, submerge
Synonyms: bankrupt, default, die, drown, fall, fold, founder, go down, sink, submit, succumb, suffocate, surrender, submerse
Antonyms: accomplish, achieve, succeed
Main Entry: lapse
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become void; fall back into previous pattern
Synonyms: backslide, cease, decline, degenerate, descend, deteriorate, die, elapse, end, expire, go by, pass, recede, relapse, retrograde, return, revert, run out, slide, slip, subside, terminate, weaken, apostatize, become obsolete, recidivate
Antonyms: continue, go on, restart
Main Entry: mold
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: form, pattern
Synonyms: cast, cavity, character, class, depression, description, design, die, frame, image, impression, kind, lot, matrix, model, nature, shape, sort, stamp, type, womb
Main Entry: pass
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cease
Synonyms: blow over*, close, decease, demise, depart, die, disappear, discontinue, dissolve, drop, dwindle, ebb, end, evaporate, expire, fade, go, pass away, perish, peter out*, stop, succumb, terminate, vanish, wane, cash in, melt away
Antonyms: live
Main Entry: pass away
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: die
Synonyms: bite the dust, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, cease living, croak, decease, demise, depart, die, drop, expire, kick the bucket, meet one's maker, pass on, perish, succumb
Antonyms: be born, live
Main Entry: sink
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: deteriorate
Synonyms: decay, decline, decrease, degenerate, depreciate, descend, die, diminish, disintegrate, dwindle, fade, fail, flag, lessen, retrograde, rot, spoil, waste, weaken, worsen, disimprove, go downhill
Antonyms: increase, rise, strengthen
Main Entry: stall
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: delay for own purposes
Synonyms: arrest, avoid the issue, beat around the bush, brake, check, die, drag one's feet, equivocate, fence, filibuster, halt, hamper, hedge, hinder, hold off, interrupt, not move, play for time, postpone, prevaricate, put off, quibble, shut down, slow, slow down, stand, stand off, stand still, stay, still, stonewall*, stop, suspend, take one's time, tarry, temporize
Antonyms: advance, allow, further, help
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