passing away

Definitions

The act of dying; the end of a person's life.

A euphemistic term used to describe the process of someone's death.

Examples

The entire community was saddened by the passing away of their beloved local doctor.

She found comfort in her faith while coping with the passing away of her grandfather.

Synonyms

dying expiring departing this life meeting one's end kicking the bucket breathing one's last succumbing

Antonyms

being born coming into existence thriving flourishing living surviving beginning