Synonyms of mortality

mortality

noun

as in death

the death especially of large numbers of people or animals

Tuberculosis was a leading cause of mortality back then.

Related Words

• death
• homicide
• murder
• dead
• grave
• nothingness
• sleep
• bloodshed
• deadness
• manslaughter
• killing
• lifelessness
• slaying
• genocide
• execution
• bloodletting
• foul play
• assassination
• pogrom
• slaughter
• carnage
• holocaust
• butchery
• bloodbath

Dissimilar Words

• immortality
• lifetime
• living
• life
• existence
• lifespan

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mortality

When a woman who appears to be an older Gwen Stacy enters his life, Peter is forced to confront the past in a story that carries the bittersweet weight of a hero reckoning with his own mortality. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026

The campaign initially focused on 27 West and South Side neighborhoods where cardiovascular disease and premature mortality are concentrated alongside high socioeconomic stress. — Garth Walker, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

These medications are so wonderful because people with osteoporosis or osteopenia who take them have a lower risk of morbidity and mortality associated with hip fractures and vertebral compression fractures. — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2026

Be Sure to Avoid Damage Damage and mortality of a neighbor’s tree during the harvesting process are subject to stiff penalties. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026