Synonyms of perish
84 similar words
Another word for perish is expire. Other synonyms of perish are decease, pass away, assume room temperature, auger in and be called home.
Synonyms and similar words for perish
verbTo die; to cease to live.
- deceaseTo die.
- pass away
- 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 euphemisticTo die.
- 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 euphemisticTo die.
- cark itTo die.
- cash in euphemisticTo die.
- 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 euphemisticTo be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
- decompose
- dematerialize euphemistic
- depart euphemistic
- disincarnate
- draw one's last breathTo die.
- drop off the hooks euphemisticTo die.
- exit euphemisticTo depart from life; to die.
- expireTo die.
- 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 ghostTo cease clinging to life; to die.
- 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 euphemisticTo die.
- 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 euphemisticTo die.
- pass in one's checks euphemisticTo die.
- pass in one's marble euphemistic
- pass onTo die.
- 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
- 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 archaicTo go to ruin; be destroyed; perish.
- sink archaic, euphemisticTo die.
- sleep with one's fathers dated, literaryTo be buried together with one's forebears; hence, to die; also, to be dead.
Meaning of perish
- verb To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
- verb To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose.
- verb To die; to cease to live.
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Questions about synonyms of perish
- What is another word for perish?
- Perish has 84 synonyms on Word.ws, such as expire, decease, pass away, assume room temperature, auger in, be called home, be like the the One and be no more.
- What does perish mean?
- Perish means to decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
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