He met his demise at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands.
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Demise
/dɪˈmaɪz/
Synonyms for "demise" (169 found)
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Closest matches (34)
Noun(5 words)
abalienationalienatealienationamortizationamortizeamortizementannihilationassignassignationassignmentbanebargain and salebarterbequeathbequeathalbiological deathcash incedecessation of lifecession
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Strong matches (51)
Noun(16 words)
conveyancingcrossing the barcurtainsdeathdeath knelldebt of naturedeceasedeeddeedingdeliverdeliverancedeliverydepartdeparturediedisposaldispositiondissolutiondoomdrop
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dyingebb of lifeendend of lifeendingenfeoffmenteternal restexchangeexitexpirationexpireextinctionextinguishment
Adjective(1 words)
dead status
Verb(1 words)
end life
Related words (84)
final summonsfinger of deathgivegivinggogoinggoing offgravehandhand downhand of deathhand onhand overjaws of deathknelllast debtlast musterlast restlast rounduplast sleep
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lease and releaseleaveleaving lifelossloss of lifemake overmaking an endnegotiatepartingpasspass awaypass onpass outpass overpassingpassing awaypassing overperishingquietusreleaserestrewardsalesellsentence of deathsettlesettlementsettlingshades of deathshadow of deathsign oversilencesleepsomatic deathsuccumbsummons of deathsurrendertradetradingtransfertransferencetransmissiontransmittransmittalturn overvesting
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More general
14 entriescessationconceptual endconveyancedeathendend of organizationendingestate transfermortalityphilosophical changeproperty law termterminationtransfer
More specific
10 entriesaccidental deathclosuredissolutiondyingestate transferleaseleasehold grantmetaphoric endnatural deaththeoretical demise
Collocations
12 entriesby demisedemise clausedemise of the companydemise of the monarchydemise the estatedemised premisesgrant by demiseimminent demiselease by demiselegal demisethe demiseuntimely demise
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
Before its demise in October 1994, Magellan was able to collect radar images of 98% of Venus' surface.
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After the demise of Stalin, Korolev gained the support of the new leader, Nikita Khrushchev.
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More than 65 million years ago, a large comet hit Earth, leading to the demise of the dinosaurs and most of the planet's other species.
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