DIE Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈdī

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as in to perish

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

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Relevance

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as in to stop

to come to an end the storm died just as dawn was breaking over the horizon

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as in to fail

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

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start (up)

die

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noun

ˈdī

as in bones

a small cube marked on each side with one to six spots and usually played in pairs in various games he rolled the die, hoping for a six

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bones
dice

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Verb

Following Her Death On July 13, Doherty died after years of living with cancer. —

Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2024 In California’s Death Valley, a motorcyclist died on July 6 from heat exposure on a day the temperature climbed to a record 128 degrees. —

Ray Sanchez, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024

Noun

Calabrese shows me his hat—a white baseball cap with a 20-sided die emblazoned in red on the front, now officially part of the band’s merch. —

Charles Moss, SPIN, 22 July 2024 That the very unpredictability of die throws could be formalized was revolutionary. —

Kelly Clancy, Scientific American, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for die

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