near death
At death's door
Near death describes the state of being close to dying, whether from illness, injury, or other causes: The patient was near death when paramedics arrived.
The phrase also appears as an adjective in near-death experience, referring to vivid sensations—tunnels of light, life review, peace—reported by people who came close to dying and were revived.
- dyingCeasing to live
- fadingGradual loss of intensity
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- code blueHospital cardiac arrest signal
- flatlineShow no heartbeat
resuscitation · touch and go · tunnel · white light · light · out of body · hospice · final · breath · unconscious · coma · drowning · suffocating · pulse · heartbeat · survival · miracle · afterlife
- survival storiesescape story, wilderness survival, shipwreck tales, shipwreck, sea survival
- close callsclose call, narrow escape, close shave, nick of time, skin of teeth
- milestonesgraduation, wedding, birthday, retirement, birth
- life statusalive, deceased, living, dying, expired
- literary deathdeathbed, dying, corpse, funeral, grave
- hurt/comfortwhump, comfort, caretaking, nurturing, emotional healing
near deathfull of life
Energetic and animated
thriving · alive and well · vibrant · vital · flourishing
near deathhealthy
In good physical condition
fit as a fiddle · well · recovered · healed · on the mend
near, death, nearer, nearest, nearly, nearness, nearby, nearing, neared