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Antonyms
nightfall sundown sunset
DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

DDS
abbreviation

Definition

  • doctor of dental surgery
deca​gon
noun
deca·​gon
ˈde-kə-ˌgän

Definition

  • a plane polygon of 10 angles and 10 sides
Illustration
decagon
First Known Use
circa 1639, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
New Latin decagonum, from Greek dekagōnon, from deka- deca- + -gōnon -gon
de​ceased
adjective
de·​ceased
di-ˈsēst

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • no longer living
    especially recently dead —used of persons //Both of his parents are deceased. //deceased relatives
noun
plural deceased

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

  • a dead person //the will of the deceased //did not release the deceased's name until his family had been notified
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms: Adjective
asleep breathless cold dead defunct demised departed fallen gone late lifeless low
Antonyms: Adjective
alive animate breathing going live living quick
Examples
Adjective
  • //the recently deceased tenant was found by a concerned neighbor
First Known Use
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1548, in the meaning defined above
History and Etymology
Adjective
— see decease
Noun
— see decease
deceased
adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 1 of 3)

noun

Synonyms (Entry 2 of 3)

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 3 of 3)

past tense of decease
decomposition
noun

Synonyms & Antonyms

  • the process by which dead organic matter separates into simpler substances //the unmistakable smell of decomposition led us to some fruit that had fallen behind the refrigerator
    Synonyms
    breakdown