What is another word for Deceasing?

Pronunciation: [dɪsˈiːsɪŋ] (IPA)

Deceasing is a solemn word that refers to the act of dying or passing away. Synonyms for deceasing include expiring, departing, perishing, and leaving this world. Other synonyms rooted in religious or spiritual beliefs include crossing over, transitioning, ascending to the afterlife, and meeting one's maker. More casual synonyms for deceasing include kicking the bucket, biting the dust, and pushing up daisies. While none of these terms takes away from the gravity of losing a loved one, they offer a range of ways to talk about an inevitably sad subject. By using these synonyms, one can communicate respectfully about the passing of someone important.

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What are the hypernyms for Deceasing?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Deceasing

1. Of a certain Isle in Ireland, hauing a church and a parish in it, the inhabitants whereof Deceasing are not buried in the earth, but like liuing men, do continually, against some banke or wall in the Churchyard, stand bolt-vpright: neither are they subiect to any corruption or downefall: insomuch that any of the posteritie, may there seeke for, and beholde their ancestors.
"The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation, v. 1, Northern Europe"
Richard Hakluyt

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