final breath

Death's concluding moment

The last breath a person takes before dying.

Often used in dramatic or literary contexts to mark the moment of death: He fought until his final breath.

The phrase emphasizes finality and is common in expressions of determination or devotion: I'll love you until my final breath.

Sometimes used figuratively for the end of anything: The company drew its final breath when funding ran out.

Related

slipping away · passing · expiration · life support · end of life · stillness · deathbed · silence · soul · fade · whisper · peace · at peace · release · surrender · letting go · mortal · terminal

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Opposites
life cycle moment

final breathfirst breath

Newborn's opening gasp

first cry · birth · arrival · emergence · nativity

state of being

final breathbreath of life

Animating essence within beings

life force · vital spark · vitality · heartbeat · quickening

narrative position

final breathopening chapter

Initial section of text

first words · new beginning · dawn · genesis · inception

Family

final, finale, finality, finally, finalize, finals, finish, finished, finishing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG