The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
[law]
The identities of the deceased have now been determined.
2. adjective
A deceased person is one who has recently died.
[formal]
...his recently deceased mother.
Synonyms: dead, late, departed [euphemistic], lost More Synonyms of deceased
deceased in British English
(dɪˈsiːst)
adjective
a. a more formal word for dead (sense 1)
b.
(as noun)
the deceased
deceased in American English
(diˈsist; dɪˈsist)
adjective
dead
SIMILAR WORDS: dead
Idioms:
the deceased
deceased in Insurance
(dɪsist)
Word forms: (plural) deceased
noun
(Insurance: Life insurance)
The deceased is the person who has died.
The executor is the person named in a will to manage the estate of the deceased according to the terms of the will.
If the worker died before becoming eligible for retirement benefits, the survivorwould have to wait to receive 75 percent of the combined benefit until the deceased would have become eligible.
The deceased is the person who has died.
Examples of 'deceased' in a sentence
deceased
Neither he nor his recently deceased wife were concerned by the business next door.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
When they arrived on the scene they spoke to the wife of the deceased.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It probably has to do with loyalty to his deceased wife.
The Sun (2010)
It can also help to track down policies of a deceased person.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Inheritance tax may be imposed on gifts or items passed onto you from a deceased person.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The deceased person may have used more than one broker, or purchased new issues directly.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But it's meant to represent the deceased person.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Produced in close collaboration with the recently deceased artist, this show invites visitors into his inner circle.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The process involves scanning a photograph of the deceased person to make a 3D scan of their skull.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We have to maximise any legacies we are left and will get directly involved to defend the deceased person 's wishes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We have been together five years yet recently his deceased wife's family asked all of his family to a wedding but left me out.
The Sun (2015)
He still seems to be in love with Eve, his now deceased first wife.
The Sun (2011)
In other languages
deceased
British English: deceased NOUN
The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
The identities of the deceased have now been determined.
American English: deceased
Brazilian Portuguese: falecido
Chinese: 死者
European Spanish: fallecido
French: défunt
German: Verstorbene
Italian: deceduto
Japanese: 故人
Korean: 고인
European Portuguese: falecido
Latin American Spanish: fallecido
British English: deceased ADJECTIVE
A deceased person is one who has recently died.
...his recently deceased mother.
American English: deceased
Brazilian Portuguese: falecido
Chinese: 过世的
European Spanish: difunto
French: défunt
German: verstorben
Italian: deceduto
Japanese: 故人
Korean: 사망한
European Portuguese: falecido
Latin American Spanish: difunto
Chinese translation of 'deceased'
deceased
(dɪˈsiːst) (frm)
adj
已故的 (yǐgù de)
n
the deceased死者 (sǐzhě)
(adjective)
Definition
dead
his recently deceased mother
Synonyms
dead
The late president has been dead for a year now.
late
my late husband
departed (euphemistic)
Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age.
lost
the relics of a lost civilization
gone
The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.
expired
defunct
the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party
lifeless
There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless.
pushing up daisies (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of defunct
Definition
no longer existing or working properly
the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party
Synonyms
dead,
extinct,
gone,
departed (euphemistic),
expired,
deceased,
bygone,
nonexistent
in the sense of departed
Definition
dead
Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age.
Synonyms
dead,
late,
deceased,
expired,
perished
in the sense of gone
Definition
no longer present or no longer in existence
The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.