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TO STOP LIVING
She dies a natural death at home, surrounded by loved ones.
Synonyms and examples
die My dog died last week.
pass away He passed away peacefully in hospital.
pass on I'm sorry to hear that your grandfather has passed on.
pass mainly US My father passed last year.
be killed His sister was killed in a car accident.
lose your life Many people lost their lives in the war.
perish Thousands perished in the earthquake.
expire literary The poet gasped his last and expired.
succumb formal He succumbed to the disease earlier this month.
drop dead He dropped dead while running at the age of 42.
kick the bucket informal When I kick the bucket, you can do what you want.
meet your maker humorous I'm just 30, I'm not yet ready to meet my maker.
snuff it mainly UKinformal Didn't you hear? He snuffed it.
pop off UKhumorous You'll miss my complaining when I finally pop off!
buy the farm USinformal Slow down! You don't want to buy the farm too soon!
kick off USinformal His rich aunt kicked off and left him with millions.
Antonym and example
live She lived to be 100 years old.
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lose She lost her husband last year. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of die a natural/violent death. Learn more If someone dies, they stop living.