expired
adjective
ex·pired ik-ˈspī(-ə)rd 
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1
formal : dead, deceased —often used as a euphemistic or humorous alternative to dead
A shovel, bucket, trash bags, and gloves are also useful items for cleaning up expired wildlife.
Jeffrey Price and Jeffrey Forrest… I've exercised my maternal instincts on him, doing a far better job of keeping him alive than all those expired plants now in the great compost pile in the sky. Kerry QuinnThere, firmly lodged within the pipe and obstructing the flow of water, was a catfish. The expired creature was removed, brought on board, and mounted in the main passenger cabin for all to see. John Laurence Busch
Jeffrey Price and Jeffrey Forrest… I've exercised my maternal instincts on him, doing a far better job of keeping him alive than all those expired plants now in the great compost pile in the sky. Kerry QuinnThere, firmly lodged within the pipe and obstructing the flow of water, was a catfish. The expired creature was removed, brought on board, and mounted in the main passenger cabin for all to see. John Laurence Busch2
: no longer valid : having exceeded its period of validity
expired licenses
an expired contract
… Mr. Adams uses homemade software to download online books with expired copyrights … Michael M. Phillips
Michael M. Phillips3
: having passed its expiration date (see expiration date sense 2)
expired milk
expired drugs
… networks that now take us into the homes of people who treasure their expired tuna cans more than they do their children … Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano4
: emitted as or in a person's breath : breathed out
… the person exhales into a container at regular intervals and technicians measure the amount of hydrogen in the expired air. Colleen Sauber
Colleen Sauber
Synonyms
- bygone
- bypast
- dead
- defunct
- departed
- done
- extinct
- gone
- nonextant
- vanished
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Word History
First Known Use
1631, in the meaning defined at sense 1
expired 1 of 2
adjective
as in defunct
no longer existing a wildlife organization dedicated to ensuring that the giant panda not be added to the list of expired species Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- defunct
- extinct
- vanished
- gone
- done
- departed
- obsolete
- faded
- bygone
- dead
- lapsed
- fallen
- terminated
- nonextant
- dying
- collapsed
- nonexistent
- lost
- dated
- bypast
- antiquated
- moribund
- finished
- overthrown
- missing
- passé
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- existing
- alive
- extant
- active
- existent
- living
- dynamic
- thriving
- vibrant
expired
2 of 2verb
1
as in ended
to come to an end speakers will not be allowed to continue after their allotted time has expired Synonyms & Similar Words
- ended
- ceased
- stopped
- concluded
- halted
- terminated
- passed
- lapsed
- died
- closed
- discontinued
- finished
- stalled
- went
- elapsed
- broke off
- left off
- determined
- wound up
- broke up
- quit
- let up
- suspended
- quitted
- dead-ended
- paused
- winded up
- winked (out)
- bit the dust
- stayed
- knocked off
- cut out
- broke down
- abated
- laid off (of)
- refrained (from)
- gave over
- wound down
- desisted (from)
- packed (up or in)
- conked (out)
- winded down
- petered (out)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- continued
- persisted
- extended
- hung on
- prolonged
- protracted
- drew out
2
as in exhaled
to let or force out of the lungs he vows to hold on to that belief until he expires his last breath Synonyms & Similar Words
- exhaled
- expelled
- breathed (out)
- blew (out)
- expectorated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- inhaled
- inspired
- inbreathed
3
as in died
to stop living made one last visit to his homeland and expired not long afterwards Synonyms & Similar Words
- died
- fell
- perished
- disappeared
- ended
- departed
- deceased
- succumbed
- faded
- demised
- passed away
- exited
- popped off
- bought it
- dropped
- went
- stepped out
- kicked off
- parted
- flatlined
- checked out
- kicked in
- snuffed it
- croaked
- failed
- pegged out
- passed (on)
- gave up the ghost
- kicked the bucket
- conked (out)
- bought the farm
- consumed
- bit the dust
- dried up
- predeceased
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- revived
- lived
- breathed
- came to
- existed
- lingered
- was
- flourished
- subsisted
- thrived
- prospered
- throve
4
as in released
archaic to throw or give off linden trees expiring their rich perfume Synonyms & Similar Words
- released
- issued
- emitted
- radiated
- cast
- expelled
- evolved
- eliminated
- exhaled
- emanated
- discharged
- irradiated
- gave out
- threw out
- poured
- shot
- vented
- evacuated
- excreted
- erupted
- sent (out)
- ejected
- exuded
- sprayed
- oozed
- secreted
- squirted
- outpoured
- spurted
- spewed
- gushed
- spouted
- jetted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- absorbed
- inhaled
- soaked (up)
- took up
- sucked (up)
- sponged