Synonyms of perishes

perishes

verb

present tense third-person singular of perish

1

as in dies

to stop living

12 people perished in the plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dies
• falls
• departs
• disappears
• succumbs
• expires
• ends
• goes
• fades
• exits
• passes (on)
• parts
• croaks
• passes away
• buys it
• steps out
• checks out
• pops off
• deceases
• kicks off
• fails
• drops
• flatlines
• snuffs it
• kicks in
• demises
• pegs out
• gives up the ghost
• bites the dust
• consumes
• buys the farm
• predeceases
• conks (out)
• kicks the bucket
• dries up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lives
• breathes
• comes to
• exists
• lingers
• is
• revives
• thrives
• subsists
• flourishes
• prospers

2

as in decomposes

chiefly British to go through decomposition

after being left out in the summer heat, the milk perished and had to be thrown out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• decomposes
• disintegrates
• decays
• rots
• deteriorates
• corrupts
• putrefies
• festers
• crumbles
• spoils
• descends
• molds
• falls apart
• turns
• runs to seed
• sours
• breaks down
• rusts
• fouls
• pollutes
• contaminates
• goes to seed
• molders
• ferments
• defiles
• mortifies
• taints
• curdles
• degenerates
• withers
• turns off
• declines
• sinks
• addles
• dilapidates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• grows
• develops
• ages
• ripens
• matures
• restores
• renews
• refreshes
• purifies
• cleanses
• improves
• integrates
• assembles
• composes
• ameliorates
• betters
• meliorates