Synonyms and antonyms of To die or to be killed in British Thesaurus

die (verb)

to stop being alive

pass away ()

to die. This word is used to avoid saying ‘die’ when you think this might upset someone

suffocate (verb)

to die because you cannot breathe, or to kill someone in this way

drown (verb)

to sink under water and die

starve (verb)

to suffer or to die because there is not enough food

be killed outright ()

to die immediately from an accident or injury

lose your life ()

to die as a result of something such as an accident, war, or illness

lay down your life ()

to die as a result of doing something good for other people

drop dead ()

to die suddenly and unexpectedly

be cut off/cut down in your prime ()

to die when you are still young

asphyxiate (verb)

to kill someone by preventing them from breathing, or to die when someone prevents you from breathing

be survived by someone ()

if you are survived by someone, they are still alive after you have died

bite the dust ()

to fail, die, or stop existing

breathe your last (breath) ()

to die

come to/meet a sticky end ()

to die or suffer badly, especially when this is deserved

croak (verb)

very informal to die

depart (verb)

literary to die

die off ()

if a group dies off, the members die one by one until none exist

ebb (verb)

mainly literary if someone’s life is ebbing or ebbing away, they are slowly dying

expire (verb)

literary to die

fade (verb)

if someone fades, they lose their strength and become ill or die

fall (verb)

literary if people fall in a war, they are killed

flatline (verb)

informal to die

give up the ghost ()

to die

go (verb)

spoken to die

hang (verb)

to die in this way

(have) bought it ()

to have been killed

kick the bucket ()

to die

make the ultimate sacrifice ()

to die fighting for something or trying to achieve something

meet your death/end/fate ()

to die in a particular way

meet your maker ()

to die

peg out (informal)

informal to die

perish (verb)

mainly literary to die, usually because of an illness or something that happens suddenly

pop off ()

to die

pop your clogs ()

to die

predecease (verb)

to die before someone else

snuff it ()

to die