obituary
Final news item
An obituary is a notice of someone's death, typically published in a newspaper or online, that summarizes their life—birth, family, career, accomplishments, and circumstances of death.
Obituaries range from brief announcements to lengthy tributes.
The word often shortens to obit: I read her obit in the Times.
To write your own obituary figuratively means to ensure your downfall.
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
- funeralService honoring the dead
sorrow · sympathy · eulogy · wake · memorial · cemetery · grave · tears
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
praise · celebration · recognition · testimonial · commendation · salute · memorial · dedication
Account of someone's existence
- chronicleOrdered historical record
- profileSide-facing outline
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- narrativeAccount of events
account · achievements · career · milestones · timeline · anecdote · legacy · contributions
Printed periodical of current events
- death noticePublished announcement of dying
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- columnVertical structural element
- printTransfer text to paper
press · editor · headline · editorial · journalist · newsroom · section · page
Property received from ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- descendantsThose who come after
- heirloomInherited family treasure
lineage · posterity · philanthropy · foundation · estate · donations · memory · impact
grief
Intense sorrow from loss
- bereavementState following loss
- lossBeing without something
- condolencesExpressions of grief support
funeral · sorrow · sympathy · eulogy · wake · memorial · cemetery · grave · tears · anguish
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- homageExpression of deep respect
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- appreciationRecognition of worth
honor · praise · celebration · recognition · testimonial · commendation · salute · memorial · dedication · acknowledgment
life story
Account of someone's existence
narrative · account · achievements · career · milestones · timeline · anecdote · legacy · contributions · accomplishments
newspaper
Printed periodical of current events
- death noticePublished announcement of dying
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- columnVertical structural element
print · press · editor · headline · editorial · journalist · newsroom · section · page · clipping
inheritance
Property received from ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- descendantsThose who come after
heirloom · lineage · posterity · philanthropy · foundation · estate · donations · memory · impact · influence
- funeral customsburial, funeral, cremation, funeral procession, casket
- funeralsfuneral, burial, cremation, casket, coffin
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- biography termsbiography, life stories, memoir, autobiography, life story
- family recordsbirth certificates, birth certificate, family trees, death certificate, birth records
- life recordsautobiography, birth records, biography, death records, birth certificate
obituaryintroduction
Preliminary section or presentation
biography · prospectus · engagement announcement · wedding announcement · curriculum vitae
- obituary writerComposer of death notices
- obituary noticePublished announcement of death