POSTMORTEMS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortems

noun

plural of postmortem

as in autopsies

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death the postmortem revealed that the cause of death had been an undetected heart defect

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Recent Examples of postmortems Surely, the postmortems of the team this fall will tell a story, with compelling causal details. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026 Read THR‘s finale postmortems with John Hoberg, as well as with Julianne Nicholson and Thomas Doherty. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026 If the Oilers make an early playoff exit because Jarry (or whoever replaces him) gets lit up, the postmortems will write themselves. — Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Use data to test assumptions before greenlighting projects, not just to write postmortems. — Matthew Henick, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026 The Scale Trap In a lot of mid-market work I was pulled into in 2025—often during diagnostics or postmortems—the same pattern kept showing up. — Andrew Siemer, Forbes.com, 20 Feb. 2026 If the American state disintegrates, future postmortems are unlikely to focus much on measles, or on rotavirus vaccination rates. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026 Democrats performing postmortems on the 2024 presidential race have taken a closer look at how to best utilize super PACs to boost their future campaigns. — Amie Parnes, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2025 Maybe 1,000 listeners tuned in for the fall Sunday postmortems. — Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025

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autopsies

Noun

The compounds have not been confirmed to have caused or contributed to the deaths, as the autopsies and toxicology reports have not yet been released.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 3 Oct. 2026
The detective will have to continue his testimony at a later date to make room on the witness stand for the doctor who performed the autopsies, who is only available to testify Friday morning.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026