deceasedadjective
uk/dɪˈsiːst/us/dɪˈsiːst/formalC2 dead:
the recently deceased Member of Parliament
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Death and dying
- be pushing up (the) daisies idiom
- bereave
- bite
- bury
- buy the farm idiom
- depart
- done
- drop
- expire
- foot
- gone
- inquest
- loss
- mortality
- peg
- posthumous
- road kill
- SIDS
- sudden infant death syndrome
- the disappeared
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deceasednoun [ C ]
uk/dɪˈsiːst/us/dɪˈsiːst/plural the deceased formalthe deceased
C2 a person who has recently died:
The deceased shot her mother before killing herself.
Five of the deceased were employed by the club.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Death and dying
- be pushing up (the) daisies idiom
- bereave
- bite
- bury
- buy the farm idiom
- depart
- done
- drop
- expire
- foot
- gone
- inquest
- loss
- mortality
- peg
- posthumous
- road kill
- SIDS
- sudden infant death syndrome
- the disappeared
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