Meaning & Definition of Deceased in English
English⟶
Deceased
/dɪsist/
noun
1. Someone who is no longer alive
- "I wonder what the dead person would have done"
synonym:
- dead person,
- dead soul,
- deceased person,
- deceased,
- decedent,
- departed
adjective
1. Dead
- "He is deceased"
- "Our dear departed friend"
synonym:
- asleep(p),
- at peace(p),
- at rest(p),
- deceased,
- departed,
- gone
Examples of using
He wants to be a husband at every wedding, and the deceased at every funeral.
Christopher Columbus once discovered an entire ship of deceased sailors... and politely ignored it.
I often think about my deceased mother.