expire

No longer valid

Expire means to come to an end or cease to be valid.

A driver's license expires after a set period.

A deadline expires when the time runs out.

The word also means to die—to breathe one's last breath: He expired peacefully in his sleep.

Food and medications expire when they pass their safe-use date.

My membership expired last month.

death

die

Stop being alive

demise · passing · departed · mortality · funeral · obituary · last breath · final moments · deathbed · terminal

ending

end

Final portion or cessation

conclusion · run out · elapse · finish · discontinue · cease · sunset · phase out · wind down

breath

exhale

Expel breath outward

diaphragm · ventilation · oxygen · carbon dioxide · airway · alveoli · trachea · pulmonary · breathing · last breath

deadline

due date

When payment is required

urgency · time-sensitive · extension · renewal · grace period · overdue · lapse · timeframe · shelf life

invalidation

void

Without legal effect

cancellation · annulment · nullification · lapse · discontinuation · termination · inactivation · deactivation

documents

license

Formal grant of permission

  • passportGovernment-issued travel credential
  • visaTravel authorization stamp
  • warrantyFormal repair promise

permit · certificate · subscription · membership · coupon · contract · lease · insurance · registration · accreditation

Categories
Opposites
temporal duration/validity

expirecontinue

Go on without stopping

renew · extend · persist · prolong · protract

life/death

expirelive

To exist or dwell

survive · thrive · revive · flourish · be born

respiration

expireinhale

Draw air in

inspire · breathe in · inbreathe · absorb · draw breath

Phrases
Family

expired, expiration, expiry, expiring, expires, unexpired, expirations

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G