Synonyms of lose one's life
85 similar words
Another word for lose one's life is assume room temperature. Other synonyms of lose one's life are auger in, be called home, be like the the One, be no more and be with Jesus.
Synonyms and similar words for lose one's life
verbTo die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
- assume room temperature slangTo die; to be killed.
- auger in euphemisticTo crash catastrophically into the ground.
- be called home euphemistic
- be like the the One euphemistic
- be no more
- be with Jesus
- be with the Lord
- bite the big one euphemistic
- bite the biscuit euphemistic
- bite the dust euphemistic
- buy the farm euphemisticTo die; generally, to die in battle or in a plane crash.
- buy it euphemistic
- cark itTo die.
- cash in euphemistic
- cash in one's chips euphemistic
- check out euphemistic
- close one's eyes for the last timeTo die; to pass away.
- code
- conk out euphemistic
- croak euphemistic
- cross over
- cross the Great Divide euphemistic
- cross the StyxTo die.
- darken euphemistic
- decease
- decompose
- dematerialize euphemistic
- depart euphemistic
- disincarnate
- draw one's last breathTo die.
- drop off the hooks euphemisticTo die.
- exit euphemistic
- expire
- fall off the twig euphemisticSynonym of die.
- flatline
- give one's all euphemisticTo lose one's life while making the utmost effort with full commitment.
- give up the ghost
- go for a burton euphemistic
- go out euphemistic
- go over to the majority euphemisticTo die.
- go the way of all flesh euphemisticTo die; to follow a course leading to death or extinction.
- go the way of the dinosaurs euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete; to fall out of common use or practice; to become a thing of the past.
- go the way of the dodo euphemisticTo go extinct or become obsolete or defunct; to fall out of common practice or use; to become a thing of the past.
- go the way of the dodo bird euphemistic
- go to glory euphemistic
- go to one's reward euphemistic
- go west euphemistic
- hand in one's checks euphemistic
- hand in one's dinner pail euphemisticTo die.
- hop the twig euphemistic
- join the choir invisibleTo die.
- keel over euphemistic
- kick the bucket euphemistic
- kick off euphemistic
- knock off euphemistic
- liquidate euphemistic
- lose the number of one's mess euphemisticTo die, to perish.
- meet one's doomTo die.
- meet one's endTo die.
- meet one's makerTo die or to pass into the afterlife.
- pass euphemistic
- pass away euphemistic
- pass in one's checks euphemisticTo die.
- pass in one's marble euphemistic
- pass on
- pass over
- pass the river euphemisticTo die.
- pay nature's debt euphemisticSynonym of pay the debt of nature (“to die”).
- pay the debt of nature euphemisticTo die.
- peg out euphemistic
- perish
- pop off euphemistic
- pop one's clogs euphemisticTo die.
- push up daisies euphemisticTo be dead.
- shuffle off this mortal coil euphemisticTo die; to divest oneself of one's mortal body.
- slip away euphemistic
- snuff it euphemisticTo die.
- succumb euphemistic
- take a dirt nap euphemisticTo die.
- turn up one's toes euphemisticTo die.
- yield up the ghostFor a person, to die.
- be gathered to one's fathers dated, euphemisticTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die.
- forfare archaic
- sink archaic, euphemistic
- sleep with one's fathers dated, literaryTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.
Meaning of lose one's life
- verb To die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
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Questions about synonyms of lose one's life
- What is another word for lose one's life?
- Lose one's life has 85 synonyms on Word.ws, such as assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be like the the One, be no more, be with Jesus, be with the Lord and bite the big one.
- What does lose one's life mean?
- Lose one's life means to die, especially to be killed during involvement in an activity or in some other undertaking.
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