Synonyms of dying

dying 1 of 3

adjective

ˈdī-iŋ 

as in fallen

nearly dead

we watered the dying plants just in time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fallen
• dead
• moribund
• gone
• sinking
• fading
• expiring
• at death's door
• declining
• deceased
• deteriorating
• lifeless
• departed
• demised
• defunct
• terminal
• passing away
• decadent
• passed away

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alive
• live
• living
• surviving
• breathing
• quick
• existing
• animate
• being
• subsisting
• thriving
• flourishing
• booming
• roaring
• vital
• bouncing
• lively
• energetic
• spirited
• prospering
• animated
• vivacious
• perky
• sprightly
• frisky
• peppy
• jazzy
• springy
• zippy
• sprightful

dying

2 of 3

noun

as in death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• death
• perishing
• demise
• decease
• wilting
• fading
• expiration
• exit
• withering
• waning
• expiring
• expiry
• shriveling
• shrivelling
• end
• ebbing
• declining
• regression
• reversion
• decay
• retrogression
• decaying
• deterioration
• decline
• degeneration
• decadence
• declension
• descent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• growth
• maturing
• development
• maturation
• ripening
• flowering
• flourishing
• blossoming
• softening
• mellowing

dying

3 of 3

verb

present participle of die

1

as in perishing

to stop living

the king died of old age after a long and fruitful reign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perishing
• falling
• succumbing
• going
• departing
• expiring
• disappearing
• ending
• fading
• exiting
• passing (on)
• parting
• deceasing
• checking out
• croaking
• passing away
• failing
• dropping
• buying it
• popping off
• stepping out
• kicking off
• flatlining
• kicking in
• demising
• pegging out
• snuffing it
• buying the farm
• giving up the ghost
• kicking the bucket
• biting the dust
• conking (out)
• consuming
• drying up
• predeceasing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• living
• breathing
• coming to
• reviving
• being
• existing
• lingering
• flourishing
• subsisting
• thriving
• prospering

2

as in ending

to come to an end

the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ending
• stopping
• expiring
• ceasing
• halting
• concluding
• passing
• going
• finishing
• terminating
• closing
• lapsing
• stalling
• elapsing
• discontinuing
• determining
• breaking off
• quitting
• leaving off
• winking (out)
• winding up
• breaking up
• letting up
• dead-ending
• biting the dust
• pausing
• staying
• refraining (from)
• laying off (of)
• packing (up or in)
• suspending
• knocking off
• cutting out
• giving over
• breaking down
• desisting (from)
• winding down
• abating
• petering (out)
• conking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continuing
• persisting
• hanging on
• prolonging
• extending
• drawing out
• protracting

3

as in failing

to stop functioning

fortunately, when the engine died we were only two blocks from home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• failing
• crashing
• stalling
• breaking
• cutting out
• breaking down
• giving out
• wheezing
• sputtering
• conking (out)
• malfunctioning
• fizzling
• jamming
• acting up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• starting (up)