Thesaurus

die

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DIE

to stop living <the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign>

Synonyms check out, conk (out), croak [slang], decease, demise, depart, drop, end, exit, expire, fall, flatline, go, kick in [slang], kick off [slang], pass (on), pass away, part, peg out [chiefly British], perish, pop off, step out, succumb

Related Words predecease; consume, disappear, dry up, fade, fail

Phrases bite the dust, buy it (or buy the farm), give up the ghost, kick the bucket, snuff it [British]

Near Antonyms come to, revive; linger; be, exist, subsist; flourish, prosper, thrive

Antonyms breathe, live

to come to an end <the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon>

Synonyms break off, break up, close, conclude, dead-end, determine, die, discontinue, elapse, end, expire, finish, go, halt, lapse, leave off, let up, pass, quit, stop, terminate, wind up, wink (out)

Related Words desist (from), lay off (of), refrain (from); give over [British], knock off, pack (up or in); break down, conk (out), cut out, stall; pause, stay, suspend; abate, peter (out), wind down

Near Antonyms draw out, extend, prolong, protract

Antonyms continue, hang on, persist

to stop functioning <fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home>

Synonyms break, break down, conk (out), crash, cut out, die, give out, stall

Related Words fizzle, sputter, wheeze; act up, malfunction; jam

Antonyms start (up)

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