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deceased

/diˈsist/noun, adjective2 syllables

Deceased means: dead.

Synonyms for deceased13

noun, as in someone who is no longer alive

dead person, dead soul, deceased person, decedent, departed

adjective, as in dead

asleep, at peace, at rest, departed, gone, dead

also used for deceased

late, blessed, decedents

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What does deceased mean?2

adjective

1

dead“he is deceased”

noun

1

someone who is no longer alive“I wonder what the dead person would have done”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with deceased?13

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Deceased in a sentence

  • In the past, wailers were hired to cry for the deceased.arh
  • Yanni has been deceased for at least a few days.Amastan
  • A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased.CM
  • He got down on his knees and prayed for the souls of the deceased.CK
  • She has a claim on her deceased husband's estate.CM
  • I have known the deceased for a long time.Eldad
  • I've known the deceased for a long time.CK
  • Does anyone know the name of the deceased?CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of deceased

as a noun

plural
deceaseds