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Contexts ▼ Adjective At the point of death or losing one's life Gradually ceasing to exist or function Occurring at, or connected with, the time that someone dies or is dying Having or showing a strong desire for something Lacking in, or very slow to enact, progress or change Suffering from or relating to a terminal disease In poor health Weak or lacking in strength In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart Noun The act or fact of losing one's life The state or process of rotting or decomposition The process of something ceasing to exist or coming to an end Synonymous with death, decease, and dying Verb Present participle for to die or cease living Present participle for to become less strong in strength or intensity Present participle for to come to an end, or to disappear completely Present participle for to stop operating Present participle for to be very eager for something (die of) Present participle for to be so overcome with a sensation or emotion as to be incapacitated … more ▼ Adjective ▲ At the point of death or losing one's life doomed perishing moribund mortal poisoned near death fading fast sinking fast near the end at death's door in extremis passing away breathing your last done for on its last legs on the way out on last leg not long for this world terminally ill on your deathbed with one foot in the grave giving up the ghost in the jaws of death on the point of death one foot in grave fading declining decaying failing rapidly foundering mortally ill on your last legs having one foot in the grave withering waning crumbling atrophying sinking on the decline in decline medium dead at the end of the rope at end of one's rope slipping away one foot in the grave disintegrating fey succumbing collapsing fated passing half dead expiring dire weakening regressing deteriorating fatally poisoned disappearing failing past its prime near-death ill more ❯ “So how do you write a letter to your dying mother, a letter which both you and she know is basically a goodbye?” Adjective ▲ Gradually ceasing to exist or function declining waning failing disappearing dwindling vanishing fading diminishing going foundering expiring disintegrating withering sinking decaying ebbing passing closing ending doomed on its last legs on the way out in decline becoming extinct endangered threatened deteriorating worsening weakening vulnerable imperiledUS imperilledUK ailing dying out at risk of extinction nearing extinction facing extinction in danger of extinction last final on the decline twilight sunset shrinking decreasing dimming slackening drooping subsiding lessening receding abating slumping atrophying collapsing degenerating moribund winding down tailing off dissolving growing faint giving way on one's last legs flagging evaporating evanescing tapering off melting away obsolescent drawing to a close petering out on the wane fading away in remission in a state of deterioration attenuating in a slump falling off crumbling contracting more ❯ “It will wean us off the dying pillars of tourism and financial services.” Adjective ▲ Occurring at, or connected with, the time that someone dies or is dying departing final last deathbed parting ultimate concluding hindmost terminating latest terminal rearmost bottommost latter lag finishing closing winding up “His dying wish was for a trip to Lourdes with his daughter, Shannon.” Adjective ▲ Having or showing a strong desire for something thirsty eager keen enthusiastic desirous avid hungry ardent excited enthused raring impatient pumped crazy voracious anxious agog wild solicitous antsy stoked athirst geeked hot juiced nuts great yearning longing greedy craving itching hankering appetent desiring thirsting inclined breathless burning lusting cottonmouthed juiceless sapless gung ho hopped-up hepped up bone-dry consumed with desire dying for itching for crazy for partial to wild for dry as dust aching zealous pining intent ready gagging wishing willing champing at the bit raring to go wishful ambitious fervent desirous of desperate keen as mustard hoping vehement restless intent on dying to ready and willing mad keen hot to trot determined hopeful passionate interested wholehearted psyched set on bent on game on tenterhooks chomping at the bit on the edge of your seat itchy as keen as mustard hankering after in a hurry fervid bursting waiting with bated breath rarin' to go in want of straining at the leash nervous in suspense ripe heated restive striving expectant edgy self-starting on pins and needles amenable prepared disposed chafing straining covetous feverish up wanting lacking impetuous refreshed revitalisedUK revitalizedUS set earnest gasping insatiable fain urgently requiring psyched up predatious full of enthusiasm minded exhilarated vivacious rapacious unsatisfied unfilled insatiate intemperate exuberant sprightly chafing at the bit animated favourably inclined spoiling dedicated up for in the mood bright-eyed and bushy-tailed pysched up on for of a mind inquisitive in great need of crying out ebullient pleased animate lively committed atremble aquiver with a yen in need of with an appetite covetous of lusting after in urgent need up for it thrilled energetic spoiling for driven titillated motivated devoted spirited fanatical high-spirited keyed up inspired stimulated moved intense stirred aroused beside oneself fired up obsessed mad acquisitive warmblooded delighted assiduous zestful awakened diligent aflame full of beans hearty worked up impassioned on fire elated grasping ravenous electrified perfervid industrious encouraged roused uncontrollable rhapsodic conscientious engaged glad very keen on happy hung up nutty tumultuous fiery potty daft charged high dynamic warm afire gone on burning with excitement active juiced up cranked up pumped up geared up wistful enamouredUK overwrought dizzy very keen approving compulsive very enthusiastic enamoredUS fierce needing vigorous curious enthralled atingle touched rabid aggressive proactive bullish banzai inspirited galvanizedUS energizedUS habitual unreluctant diehard uplifted influenced activated all agog fascinated passional take-charge can-do all a-gog wacky forceful tantalizedUS concerned unqualified gotta have extremely enthusiastic gaga tantalisedUK bugged zesty energisedUK galvanisedUK turnt red-hot frantic raving frenzied uproarious hysterical delirious stirred up dotty nutso untrammeledUS untrammelledUK unrestrained enamored ofUK self-driven joyful buoyant joyous jovial in a frenzy very excited jumping up and down excitable enlivened euphoric enraptured ecstatic overjoyed infatuated with enamoured ofUS smitten with devoted to jolly exultant hot for giddy piqued peppy elevated tickled tickled pink sparky on cloud nine intoxicated in love with hooked on blissful jubilant alive unquenchable unappeasable cock-a-hoop amorous aspiring lustful envious quenchless unslakable jazzed longing for hoping for keen on anxious for yearning for eager for ambitious for pumped-up aspiring to inextinguishable ready for willing for avid for aspiring towards keen for hopeful for edacious thirsty for craving for greedy for ravening for wishing for hungry for esurient turned on prodigious inappeasable importunate clamorous insistent crying pressing urgent unsatisfiable exigent limitless demanding unfillable gannet-like never satisfied unable to be satisfied more ❯ Adjective ▲ Lacking in, or very slow to enact, progress or change stagnant slow sluggish depressed flat inactive lethargic stagnating declining dull moribund quiet slack static dead dormant creeping listless passive slow-moving slow-growing immobile drowsing fallow torpid sleepy inert slothful idle leaden indolent ponderous heavy plodding lifeless laggard apathetic dilatory tardy lackadaisical drowsy phlegmatic unproductive measured lagging crawling dawdling tedious wearisome snaillike leisurely delaying dreary tiresome stale humdrum unexciting lacklustreUK lacklusterUS moderate easy tortoiselike supine loitering postponing procrastinating dreamy deliberate ho-hum gradual not busy boring slow-going slow-paced slow-footed uninteresting enervated lazy tame unenergetic uneventful quiescent limp weary pedestrian vapid weak monotonous dry languid somnolent lax sleeping languorous drab wearying uninspiring dullsville indifferent tiring unresponsive dozy numbing arid mind-numbing colourlessUK colorlessUS stodgy jading plain drudging one-horse comatose dead-and-alive subdued in the doldrums weakened prosaic unfruitful unimaginative devitalized impaired debilitated sedentary commonplace run-of-the-mill insipid uncreative barren backward tasteless vegetating languishing backwoods behind the times draggy down blah vigourless vigorless spiritless loafing do-nothing unconcerned soporous soporose slumberous otiose stolid effete lacking energy tired unprogressive stupid old monochromatic jejune dusty stuffy fatigued dry as dust laid-back motionless yawny faineant fainéant insensitive insensible logy neurasthenic asthenic lymphatic more ❯ Adjective ▲ Suffering from or relating to a terminal disease terminal irremediable deadly fatal immedicable incurable inoperable irrecoverable mortal remediless chronic critical untreatable persistent near death beyond cure end-stage on way out malignant lethal grave beyond surgery beyond treatment Adjective ▲ In poor health ailing sick ill unwell indisposed poorly unhealthy infirm sickly weak peaky sickened unsound bad crook peaked debilitated diseased down feeble punk invalid delicate valetudinarian unfit weakly suffering rocky enfeebled languishing run-down below par not well off colour under the weather laid up in poor health run down sick as a dog down with wasting away feeling awful in bad health bedridden frail queasy nauseous out of sorts lousy liverish funny not oneself off-colourUK crummy off-colorUS wabbit seedy peculiar rough grotty nauseated ropy off under par rotten not up to par infected green about the gills queer laid low not in good shape not very well on the sick list afflicted washed out not up to snuff laid-up out of action in a bad way impaired terrible awful incapacitated disordered rickety confined feverish bummed pale out of shape disabled like death warmed up incurable dreadful qualmish hospitalizedUS sickish hospitalisedUK decrepit invalided broken down groggy iffy under medication woozy peely-wally confined to bed out of commission in poor shape ill-looking out of condition at death's door in poor condition declining tottering faint low drained immobilizedUS mean anaemicUK peakish drawn imperfect defective wobbly housebound emaciated thin rundown grim tired weakened injured anemicUS not so hot wretched immobilisedUK bilious squeamish haggard sickly-looking not yourself off one's feed not a hundred percent in ill health feeling rotten sick as a parrot splenetic unstable valetudinary handicapped fatigued stricken failing not healthy queerish queazy in pain barfy contaminated miserable wavering in bad shape unwholesome flabby infectious not up to the mark strange dizzy giddy tainted septic the worse for wear not feeling well lightheaded slightly unwell achy hypochondriacal lacklustreUK lacklusterUS bedfast bedbound prostrate sapped languorous dragging shaky peccant poor droopy wilted drooping wilting flagging green puny green around the gills in a decline in bed hors de combat running temperature a wreck got the bug feeling terrible off one's feet chronically ill always ill often ill laid-low ill in bed light-headed pallid wan ashen pasty bloodless colourlessUK sallow colorlessUS ashy etiolated grayUS greyUK cadaverous pinched pasty-faced whey-faced ashen-faced corpse-like deathly pale as white as a sheet peelie-wally as white as a ghost waxen white chalky milky deathlike blanched bleached chalk-white ghostly deathly livid paled whitish waxy lymphatic jaundiced washed-out doughy ghastly lurid tired-looking mealy white as a sheet fair wheyfaced dull cream waxlike white as a ghost white-faced alabaster listless fair-skinned light-skinned ivory leaden pukish creamy spectral languid insipid light-coloredUS milk-white light-colouredUK unhealthy-looking horrible ugly ropey unsightly wishy-washy qualmy reeling faded uneasy exhausted pearly light enervated wasted knackered ghostlike discolouredUK jaundiced-looking discoloredUS ineffectual ineffective watery gaunt anaemic-looking worn out not feeling up to snuff seasick carsick airsick unsettled upset trainsick travel-sick suffering from motion sickness suffering from altitude sickness green around gills looking as if one has seen a ghost more ❯ Adjective ▲ Weak or lacking in strength low frail weak debilitated feeble ill infirm prostrate sick sickly enervated enfeebled exhausted faint indisposed languid delicate prostrated sapped slight stricken unwell weakened ailing asthenic effete reduced sinking dizzy poorly tender wasted down-and-out out of sorts without energy wimpy wimpish unsubstantial soft softened decrepit fragile weakly incapacitated vitiated doddering fatigued drained doddery lame worn out in poor health shaky powerless unhealthy failing spent tired undermined strengthless devitalized trembly sapless deteriorated out of gas declining sensitive flagging unsound lacklustreUK lacklusterUS faded run-down out of shape depleted drooping breakable dainty diminished weary bedridden unnerved light weak-kneed hindered hampered encumbered washed-out poor crippled valetudinarian rendered feeble played out susceptible nesh tenuous anemicUS anile anaemicUK yielding easily damaged pathetic meagerUS meagreUK in declining health withered rickety ravaged atrophied deteriorating wilted haggard degenerative laid low rundown limp paralyzedUS paralysedUK done in washed out gone to seed on the ropes out of condition aged helpless peaked tottering diseased puny tottery invalid weedy sickish etiolated impotent trembling shilpit flat woozy off-colourUK below par off-colorUS chronically ill often ill always ill out of action laid-low bad crook under the weather peaky sickened down run down off colour sick as a dog not well queasy infected lousy laid up not oneself on the sick list nauseous rotten punk under par nauseated laid-up crummy in a bad way funny green about the gills disabled queer seedy unfit wabbit afflicted not up to par impaired off not very well rough not in good shape liverish grotty peculiar ropy handicapped disordered suffering rocky confined feverish injured bummed not up to snuff out of commission stiff bruised in poor condition game incurable sore hospitalizedUS languorous defective hospitalisedUK terrible broken down invalided awful groggy iffy under medication in poor shape confined to bed hurt wounded like death warmed up at death's door immobilizedUS housebound limping hobbling maimed unsteady deformed imperfect wobbly pained sidelined pale weakling qualmish beat pooped immobilisedUK grim languishing worn-out spineless not so hot tuckered out a wreck squeamish nerveless invertebrate past it in ill health down with feeling awful characterless wet physically challenged ill-looking wishy-washy milk-and-water feeling rotten namby-pamby limp-wristed splenetic flabby ineffective sluggish strange unstable wretched faltering valetudinary bedfast bedbound low-energy burned out broken-down not healthy not feeling well in pain dragging out-of-action tired out mutilated gammy halt the worse for wear giddy battered damaged contaminated dreadful ugly achy hypochondriacal unwholesome green mean infectious gimp gimpy unsightly superannuated tainted septic peakish peely-wally peccant old ancient senescent elderly senile in a decline in bed hors de combat queerish queazy ill in bed in bad shape over the hill long in the tooth no spring chicken wearied lethargic listless worn running temperature got the bug feeling terrible off one's feet sick as a parrot knackered dead lackadaisical aweary bushed done beaten wiped out bleary burnt-out loggy burned-out jaded logy all in tapped out wasting away in bad health more ❯ Adjective ▲ In a dilapidated or disintegrating condition, typically about to fall apart decaying ramshackle crumbling deteriorating decrepit failing tumbledown shabby battered abandoned perishing neglected collapsing rusting in ruins falling apart falling to pieces broken-down on its last legs run down in disrepair in decline breaking down in a state of disrepair dilapidated derelict rickety fragile disintegrating rundown rotten unsound rotting crumbly decomposing rumpty breaking up in bad condition caving in falling in declining waning atrophying flimsy shaky putrefying molderingUS moribund subsiding peeling broken moulderingUK eroding breaking on the decline on the way out tumble-down falling apart at the seams coming apart at the seams damaged corroded withering disintegrated crumbled coming undone in poor condition weakening regressing fading sinking disappearing past its prime unstable wobbly unsteady precarious insecure tottery tottering unsafe weak rocky frail unbalanced feeble infirm wavering seedy shacky rattletrap shambly threadbare jerry-built worn tacky ruined deteriorated bedraggled decayed tired creaky creaking used antiquated insubstantial superannuated quavering shaking haggard run-down worn out worn-out beat-up worse for wear weather-beaten gone to rack and ruin ill-maintained more ❯ Noun ▲ The act or fact of losing one's life death demise passing expiry decease quietus expiration passing away passing on final exit eternal rest departure from life end doom grave fate curtains dissolution passage exit sleep great divide fatality loss of life extinction departure termination mortality deadness passing over kicking the bucket lifelessness destruction oblivion nothingness cessation afterlife the grave release croaking snuffing darkness loss the dead silence defunction ruin rest annihilation ruination extermination downfall finish closing terminus exhalation decline taps dying out Waterloo the afterlife the end buying the farm the tomb carnage killing bereavement bloodshed deadliness lethality parting casualty ending finis fall tomb necrosis overthrow deathlike state going belly up number's up last roundup lights out undoing collapse clincher defeat disaster catastrophe final blow retribution sentence crossing the great divide deathblow elimination coup de grace obliteration extinguishing cataclysm tragedy calamity trouble death in the family eradication extirpation terrible fate grim fate rack and ruin wiping out bitter end end of the line end of life descent resolution settlement culmination closure finale conclusion comedown flameout failure disintegration breakdown down foundering break-up more ❯ “There were no unhappy memories to taunt her in her dying.” Noun ▲ The state or process of rotting or decomposition putridness rot decomposition breakdown putrefaction rotting putrescence disintegration spoilage putridity perishing deterioration blight withering corrosion degeneration mortification decline atrophy decadence gangrene crumbling fading failing rust dissolution rottenness senescence degeneracy dilapidation spoilation wasting adulteration consumption decrease decrepitude depreciation disrepair downfall extinction impairment ruin ruination caries wasting away decay corruption festering damage descent fall degradation weakening collapse decaying ebbing ebb declension devolution enfeeblement debilitation debasement dwindling waning failure lapse slipping shrinking falloff falling-off downgrade declination drop slide downturn eclipse slump retrogression worsening devaluation regression abasement slip tumble vitiation plunge comedown dive downswing nosedive sinking desolation destruction lessening stagnation dip crash downslide skid drop-off reduction demolition diminution demise spoiling recession relapse loss falling off devastation havoc dropoff aggravation falling apart downgrading ruining destroying harm spoliation dégringolade decadency neglect perversion escalation dislocation degringolade abatement reversion decrement plummet seediness shrinkage demotion shabbiness diminishment obliteration downtrend decimation demolishment dereliction lowering waste down wane flameout annihilation wastage extermination dent depletion death end labefaction cadence downcome backsliding topple subversion downward spiral break-up falling to pieces wreck devastavit depredation disaster more ❯ Noun ▲ The process of something ceasing to exist or coming to an end disappearance death ending expiry extinction decline disintegration perishing passing away dying out falling off fizzling out passing into oblivion withering away coming to an end petering out ceasing to exist decline and fall Noun ▲ Synonymous with death, decease, and dying final rest death decease eternal rest eternal sleep final sleep last rest last sleep Verb ▲ Present participle for to die or cease living perishing croaking expiring deceasing departing flatlining exiting demising dropping falling succumbing conking going parting drowning suffocating passing away passing on departing this life dropping dead ceasing to exist checking out conking out resting in peace biting the dust kicking the bucket breathing one's last buying it carking it going belly up going belly-up kicking it pegging out popping off dropping off giving up the ghost going bung pegging it pushing up the daisies relinquishing life snuffing it crossing the Styx going the way of the dinosaurs stepping out biting the big one buying the farm going to glory going way of all flesh crossing the great divide kicking in hopping the stick hopping the twig kicking off going the way of all flesh going the way of the flesh shuffling off this mortal coil popping your clogs sucking the kumara losing life meeting your end “When I die and they lay me to rest, I'm going to go to the place that's the best.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to become less strong in strength or intensity dwindling fading declining ebbing sinking wilting withering waning abating dissolving moderating weakening decaying decreasing diminishing lessening receding degenerating slackening bating crumbling deteriorating drooping retrograding easing off fading out petering out going down running out wearing away dying away going downhill growing less running low falling away melting away “As the night wore on, the commotion in the streets would gradually die.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to come to an end, or to disappear completely ending ceasing finishing stopping terminating concluding discontinuing halting passing closing quitting expiring lapsing elapsing determining going disappearing vanishing subsiding evanescing dead-ending breaking off winding up letting up breaking up leaving off winking out coming to an end dying out dying away packing in dying down going dead going out the window going down the toilet “They waited for the storm to die away before trying to move her.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to stop operating failing stopping halting aborting breaking bombing buckling collapsing crashing floundering folding foundering giving stalling tanking yielding cratering crumpling falling fizzling flatlining flopping flunking breaking down cutting out giving out conking out ceasing to function fizzling out stopping working fading away fading out falling flat packing up petering out seizing up flaming out losing power running down biting the dust caving in coming unstuck going belly-up going kaput going phut running aground giving up the ghost stopping functioning “Sandra would be driving somewhere, and without warning, the engine would die.” Verb ▲ Present participle for to be very eager for something longing lusting pining wishing yearning burning craving desiring hankering hungering thirsting aching chafing dreaming fancying itching suspiring wanting yenning having a yen feeling a longing having a longing “I would die for a nice, cold drink right about now.” Verb ▲ (die of) Present participle for to be so overcome with a sensation or emotion as to be incapacitated collapsing with succumbing to “I'm going to die of boredom if I don't get out of here soon.”
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