deceased

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Synonyms: decease, decreased, deceases, declared, defeated, debased, ceased, decrease, decayed, deceived, demeaned

Antonyms: decease, decreased, deceases, declared, defeated, debased, ceased, decrease, decayed, deceived, demeaned

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Adjective

1. No longer [[alive]]; [[dead]].
2. Belonging to the dead.
3. {{lb|en|legal}} One who has [[died]].
4. {{lb|en|hyperbolic}} Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|euphemistic}} {{synonym of|en|dead#Noun|gloss=those who have died}}.
2. {{lb|en|legal}} One who has died. In [[property law]], the alternate term [[decedent]] is generally used in US English. In [[criminal law]], “the deceased” refers to the [[victim]] of a [[homicide]].

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