Cancer is the leading cause for hospice care.
Source: tatoeba (895420)
Hospice
/ˈhɑspɪs/
Synonyms for "hospice" (41 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (12)
Related words (20)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: almshouse, asylum, boardinghouse, comfort care, dorm.
- Sentence evidence is available for hospice, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "hospice".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "hospice"
Keep "hospice" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "hospice" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "hospice", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "hospice" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entrieshospice carehospice movementhospice nursehospice patienthospice programhospice services
Inflections
1 entriesTranslations
43 translations across 27 languages.
Afrikaans
4 entries- hospies noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospies noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospitium noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospitium noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Bulgarian
2 entries- хоспис noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- хоспис noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Catalan
2 entries- casa de beneficència noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospici noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 安養院 /安养院 noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- 臨終關懷 /临终关怀 noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Dutch
1 entries- hospice noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Finnish
2 entries- saattohoito noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- saattokoti noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
French
2 entries- hospice noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospice noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
German
2 entries- Hospiz noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- Hospizdienst noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Greek
1 entries- άσυλο ανιάτων noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Hebrew
2 entries- הוספיס noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- מרכז לטיפול תומך noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Indonesian
1 entries- hospis noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Irish
2 entries- ospís noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- ospís noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Italian
4 entries- casa di cura noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- casa di cura noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- ospizio noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- ospizio noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Japanese
1 entries- ホスピス noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Kazakh
1 entries- хоспис noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Korean
1 entries- 호스피스 noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- хоспис noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Malay
1 entries- hospis noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Persian
1 entries- خستهخانه noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Polish
1 entries- hospicjum noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Portuguese
1 entries- cuidados paliativos noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
Russian
1 entries- хо́спис noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Slovene
1 entries- hospic noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Spanish
1 entries- hospicio noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Swedish
2 entries- hospice noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hospis noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Thai
1 entries- สถานดูแลระยะสุดท้าย noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Welsh
2 entries- hosbis noun (provision of palliative care for the terminally ill)
- hosbis noun (a facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Today on the 12th of January of 2022, at the cafe, I had a glass of black iced tea. Upon exiting, I greeted Hans the Netherlander on a wheelchair a happy new year. We briefly discussed about the ongoing deployment of the James Webb Space Telescope to the Sun-Earth L2 Langrange point. The worry at the moment is about micrometeorites. Incidentally, Hans mentioned a Scottish friend Tom who took a lethal injection yesterday at his hospice because he had cancer.
Source: tatoeba (10621015)
A cheerful ray of sun draws shadows on the window sill of a private room prepared for the next terminally ill patient at upscale Wits Hospice in Houghton, Johannesburg.
Source: tatoeba (11175167)
At the west end of the street is the ruined 13th-century hospice, known locally as Pilgrims' Rest. It was built by Bishop Beck for the use of travellers, and was used as place of rest by pilgrims on their way from Bardsey Island to St David's Cathedral.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "hospice"?
Closest matches include almshouse, asylum, boardinghouse, comfort care, dorm.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "hospice"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.