DIES Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

dies

verb

present tense third-person singular of die

as in perishes

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

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as in stops

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

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as in fails

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

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starts (up)

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Recent Examples of dies The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026 And then imagine what happened when early August came and then Elvis (Presley) dies. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Another aspect that this version also showed more of was, how when Carrie’s dad dies and how that affects Margaret. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026 Lithium cells degrade, holding less charge after a few hundred cycles until the power source dies (but the keys likely still work). — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026 First, something has to read the results, which in my channel means an ad system that moves brand budget toward whatever converts, so a test that works gets amplified and a test that fails dies on its own. — Moe Alamawi, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The job is largely a ceremonial post, but if the sitting governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, then the lieutenant governor would be elevated to take over. — Jon Regardie, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 When Latif’s wife dies, he’s immediately forced to tamp down on the instincts that have provided for his family and wade unsteady into a world of bottles, transport, and dinner time. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 After her elderly neighbor dies, however, Julia’s life is upturned. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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Verb

In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.

— Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025

Definition of perishes

Verb

The Miami Dolphins aren’t going to beat an opponent this season until South Florida’s NFL franchise stops beating itself.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026
What’s even more interesting is that the pattern persists above the temperature where uranium ditelluride stops being superconducting.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of stops

Verb

In July, Reeves shared a brief clip of test footage of the upcoming film, which included the first proper look at Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in a new Batsuit as what appears to be snow falls around him.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Margins shrink, investment capacity falls and businesses have fewer resources to innovate or improve the underlying infrastructure.

— Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

Amazon Prime Day ends tonight, which means whatever has been sitting in your cart since Tuesday is only on sale for a few more hours.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2026
Ahead, the handbags that caught our eye, and are worth catching on sale before October Prime Day ends tonight.

— Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of ends

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An intergalactic creature named Gordon Shumway from the planet of Melmac crashes his spaceship into a garage.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026
If Windows crashes or won't boot, those extras disappear, but JetKVM itself keeps working because it is still connected directly to the computer's screen, keyboard and mouse.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crashes

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His Inter Miami career is slated to continue for some time, having signed a contract extension that expires in 2028.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The judge’s order expires later this week, and the three outlets are seeking a preliminary injunction to sideline the ban in the longer term.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026