pass away

pass away
Synonyms and related words:
be all over, be annihilated, be consumed, be destroyed, be done for, be gone, be lost, be no more, be superseded, be wiped out, become extinct, become void, blow over, cash in, cease, cease to be, cease to exist, cease to live, come to naught, come to nothing, conk out, decease, dematerialize, demise, depart, depart this life, die, die away, die out, disappear, dispel, disperse, dissipate, dissolve, do a fade-out, drop, dwindle, elapse, end, erode, evanesce, evaporate, exit, expire, fade, fade away, fade out, fall, fall asleep, fall into disuse, flee, fleet, flit, fly, go, go away, go out, have it, have its time, hide, lapse, leave no trace, leave the scene, melt, melt away, melt like snow, obsolesce, part, pass, pass on, pass out, pass over, peg out, perish, peter out, put off mortality, quit this world, retire from sight, return to dust, run its course, run out, sink, sink away, stop breathing, succumb, suffer an eclipse, superannuate, up and die, vanish, vanish from sight, waste, waste away, wear away, wear off, yield the ghost

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • pass away — {v.} 1. To slip by; go by; pass. * /We had so much fun that the weekend passed away before we realized it./ * /Forty years had passed away since they had met./ 2. To cease to exist; end; disappear; vanish * /When automobiles became popular, the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass away — {v.} 1. To slip by; go by; pass. * /We had so much fun that the weekend passed away before we realized it./ * /Forty years had passed away since they had met./ 2. To cease to exist; end; disappear; vanish * /When automobiles became popular, the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pass away — *pass, elapse, expire …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pass away — [v] die decease, demise, depart, drop, expire, pass on, perish, succumb; concept 304 Ant. be born, live …   New thesaurus

  • pass away — ► pass away euphemistic die. Main Entry: ↑pass …   English terms dictionary

  • pass away — index decease, die, expire, perish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • pass away — phrasal verb pass away or pass on [intransitive] Word forms pass away : present tense I/you/we/they pass away he/she/it passes away present participle passing away past tense passed away past participle passed away to die. This word is used to… …   English dictionary

  • pass away — verb 1. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life (Freq. 3) She died from cancer The children perished in the fire The patient went peacefully The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102 •… …   Useful english dictionary

  • pass away vs pass out —   Pass away is a phrasal verb. It is used when someone dies.   For example: After a short illness, he passed away peacefully in the night.   Pass out is also a phrasal verb, but it is used when someone faints or loses consciousness for a short… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • pass away vs pass out —   Pass away is a phrasal verb. It is used when someone dies.   For example: After a short illness, he passed away peacefully in the night.   Pass out is also a phrasal verb, but it is used when someone faints or loses consciousness for a short… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • pass away — pass on See die 1) …   Thesaurus of popular words

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