Antonym: birth, life. Similar words: the death penalty, feather, leather, beneath, breathing, out of breath, idea, deal out. Meaning: [deθ]n. 1. the event of dying or departure from life 2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism 3. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead 4. the personification of death 5. the absence of life or state of being dead 6. the time when something ends 7. the act of killing 8. a final state.
61, The people wept openly when his death was announced.
62, His lengthy speeches always bore me to death.
63, He swore he would avenge his brother's death.
64, He died a slow and painful death.
65, Her death left a vacuum in his life.
66, The court absolved him of guilt in her death.
67, The punishment for murder is death.
68, Death released him from his suffering.
69, She avenged her mother's death upon the Nazi soldiers.
70, He was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.
71, We're sorry to hear of your father's death.
72, She refused food and literally starved herself to death.
73, Her death was a shock to him.
74, He was stabbed to death in a racist attack.
75, They made him promise, under penalty of death.
76, The animals were left to starve to death.
77, There was something sinister about Mr Scott's death.
78, The news of my mother's death distressed me greatly.
79, He held on to the branch like grim death.
80, She grieved the death of her husband.
81, I became my uncle's charge after my father's death.
82, Her death was a grievous shock.
83, It's a matter of life and death.
84, My mother's death gave me a severe jolt.
85, The sick man is in danger of death.
86, He is on the margin of death.
87, Next year is the centenary of her death.
88, Death is a fact of life.
89, His death was bound up with the matter.
90, Can an act that causes death ever be lawful?
61, The lost camper staved off death from hunger by eating birds eggs.
62, It is hard to fathom the pain felt at the death of a child.
63, I don't support the death penalty, but if people are to be executed, it should be done humanely.
64, He received the news of his mother's death with remarkable equanimity.
65, Supporters of the death penalty argue that it would deter criminals from carrying guns.
66, A new machine no bigger than a 10p piece could help save babies from cot death.
67, His death at the age of 35 has occasioned an outpouring of grief.
68, Recently a number of policemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.
69, He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life.
70, His death has left a void in the cricketing world which can never be filled.
71, Copyright expires 50 years after the death of the author.
72, His mother's untimely death had a catastrophic effect on him.
73, The president's untimely death has thrown the country into chaos.
74, He never recovered from the death of his beloved daughter.
75, The nation lamented the death of its great war leader.
76, Defenders of the death penalty clearly regard it as the ultimate deterrent.
77, His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
78, On her father's death, she came into possession of a vast fortune.
79, I don't know how I got through the first couple of months after Andy's death.
80, He has devoted the past five years to avenging his daughter's death.
81, He expressed his sorrow at the news of her death.
82, It is not possible to pinpoint precisely the time of death.
83, Anyone who betrayed the cult could be punished by death.
84, His relatives have said he became unbalanced after the death of his father.
85, The mere mention of the words "heart failure", can conjure up, to the layman, the prospect of imminent death.
86, Her spirits took a sudden nosedive after her husband's death.
87, It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.
88, The police have ruled out foul play in the case of his death.
89, The US death rate reached a plateau in the 1960s, before declining suddenly.
90, They've pieced together his movements for the last few days before his death.