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demise

/dɪˈmaɪz/noun, verb2 syllables

Demise means: the time when something ends.

Synonyms for demise10

noun, as in the time when something ends

death, dying

also used for demise

fatality, quietus, tomb, celestial transfer, decease, decomposition, defunction, dematerialization

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What does demise mean?2

noun

1

the time when something ends“it was the death of all his plans”

verb

1

transfer by a lease or by a will

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with demise?43

Show 40 near rhymes
ibymyliketimerightwhylifewhilefindhighmightnighttimeslivewhitesidetrylinefivekindmindguynicelightbuychildbehindquitesometimestypeoutsidefightfinepricewifesitediedinsiderights

All 43 rhymes for demise, grouped by syllable

Demise in a sentence

  • He met his demise at the hands of a crowd of jealous husbands.AlanF_US
  • Trawler nets are one possible cause for the demise of the marine mammals.LK
  • Rumours of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.sundown
  • Alienation from nature will one day become humanity's demise.frpzzd
  • My grandma has a wall of precariously crockery. Their demise is inevitable.frzzl
  • Sami was planning his own demise.OsoHombre
  • Spain's countryside is suffering a slow demise after the long exodus of its rural population.Hybrid
  • If the demise of the combustion engine is near, Algeria shouldn't become a dump for European used cars.Amastan

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Forms of demise

as a noun

plural
demises

as a verb

past tense
demised
present participle
demising
third-person singular
demises
past participle
demised