deceased

[ dih-seest ]

adjective

1. no longer living; dead.

noun

1. the deceased,
   1. the particular dead person or persons referred to.
   2. dead persons collectively:

      to speak well of the deceased.

deceased

/ dɪˈsiːst /

adjective

1. 1. a more formal word for dead
   2. ( as noun )

      the deceased

Other Words From

• unde·ceased adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deceased¹

First recorded in 1480–90; decease + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See dead.

Example Sentences

Four years after concluding their work together on NBC’s “The Good Place,” a philosophical comedy that explored morality and ethics through a group of deceased characters navigating the afterlife, Schur and Danson have reunited for a tender, humorous meditation on loneliness and the search for late-in-life purpose with “A Man on the Inside,” an eight-episode Netflix series premiering Nov. 21.

From Los Angeles Times

Images carried by news agencies showed the deceased man lying in an area outside the court, as officers cordoned off the area.

From BBC

Friends have told me of being randomly shown romantic holiday pictures taken with an ex who broke their heart, or of a deceased family member while they were trying to grieve.

From Slate

“For unmarried couples, this does not automatically exist, they are considered 'tenants in common' with a 50-50% ownership stake. If a partner in the relationship dies, 50% of the ownership of the property will pass to the deceased partner’s descendants,” said David Akrami, an attorney and owner of Akrami PLLC, a full-service law firm based in Dallas-Fort Worth that does estate planning.

From Salon

But I figured he had enough sense to offer a few words and sit down like all the other dignitaries, not squeeze a pseudo-rally out of a ceremony meant to honor a recently deceased icon.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• corpse
• dead body