Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dying
1 sense of dying
Sense 1
death, dying, demise -- (the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes")
=> end, ending -- (the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period")
Antonyms of verb die
1 of 11 senses of die
Sense 1
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it -- (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102")
Antonym of be born (Sense 1)
=> be born -- (come into existence through birth; "She was born on a farm")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb die
11 senses of die
Sense 1
die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it -- (pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102")
=> change state, turn -- (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election")
Phrasal Verb-> die out#1; die off#1; die down#1; die down#2
Sense 2
die -- (suffer or face the pain of death; "Martyrs may die every day for their faith")
=> suffer, endure -- (undergo or be subjected to; "He suffered the penalty"; "Many saints suffered martyrdom")
Sense 3
die -- (be brought to or as if to the point of death by an intense emotion such as embarrassment, amusement, or shame; "I was dying with embarrassment when my little lie was discovered"; "We almost died laughing during the show")
=> break down, lose it, snap -- (lose control of one's emotions; "When she heard that she had not passed the exam, she lost it completely"; "When her baby died, she snapped")
Sense 4
fail, go bad, give way, die, give out, conk out, go, break, break down -- (stop operating or functioning; "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 5
die -- (feel indifferent towards; "She died to worldly things and eventually entered a monastery")
=> feel, experience -- (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret")
Sense 6
die -- (languish as with love or desire; "She dying for a cigarette"; "I was dying to leave")
=> ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover")
Sense 7
die, die out -- (cut or shape with a die; "Die out leather for belts")
=> cut out -- (form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper")
Sense 8
die -- (to be on base at the end of an inning, of a player)
=> play -- (participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches")
Sense 9
die, pall, become flat -- (lose sparkle or bouquet; "wine and beer can pall")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")
Sense 10
die -- (disappear or come to an end; "Their anger died"; "My secret will die with me!")
=> disappear, vanish, go away -- (get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace")
Sense 11
die -- (suffer spiritual death; be damned (in the religious sense); "Whosoever..believes in me shall never die")
Antonyms of adj dying
2 senses of dying
Sense 1
dying (vs. nascent) -- (in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization")
nascent (vs. dying) -- (being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency")
=> emergent, emerging -- (coming into existence; "an emergent republic")
=> dissilient -- (bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels)
=> parturient -- (giving birth; "a parturient heifer")
Sense 2
anxious (predicate), dying (predicate) -- (eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won")
INDIRECT (VIA eager) -> uneager -- (lacking interest or spirit or animation; "decrepit, colorless uneager things")
Similarity of adj dying
2 senses of dying
Sense 1
dying (vs. nascent) -- (in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization")
=> moribund -- (being on the point of death; breathing your last; "a moribund patient")
=> last -- (occurring at the time of death; "his last words"; "the last rites")
Sense 2
anxious (predicate), dying (predicate) -- (eagerly desirous; "anxious to see the new show at the museum"; "dying to hear who won")
=> eager (vs. uneager) -- (having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy; "eager to learn"; "eager to travel abroad"; "eager for success"; "eager helpers"; "an eager look")