| Main Entry: | demise |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fate, usually death |
Synonyms: |
annihilation, collapse, curtains, decease, departure, dissolution, downfall, dying, end, ending, expiration, extinction, failure, fall, final thrill, last out, last roundup, lights out, number's up, passing, quietus, ruin, silence, sleep, termination |
| Notes: | demise is the time when something ends or death; surmise is a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete or little evidence |
Antonyms: |
birth |