perished
Ceased to exist
Perished is the past tense of perish, meaning to die or be destroyed, often in circumstances that are violent, sudden, or extreme: Thousands perished in the earthquake.
The word carries a formal or literary weight heavier than simply "died." In British usage, to be perished means to be extremely cold: I'm absolutely perished.
No longer living
- expiredNo longer in effect
- lifelessDevoid of animation
- fatalityDeath from accident
- corpseDeceased human body
cadaver · demise · passed · obituary · grave · mortal · fallen · departed
Disappeared from sight
obsolete · antiquated · dead · gone · disappeared · ended · annihilated · destroyed
Decomposed or corrupt
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- moldyCovered in fungal growth
stale · ruined · degraded · deteriorated · withered · crumbled · disintegrated · corroded
deceased
No longer living
corpse · cadaver · demise · passed · obituary · grave · mortal · fallen · departed · slain
vanished
Disappeared from sight
defunct · obsolete · antiquated · dead · gone · disappeared · ended · annihilated · destroyed · eradicated
rotten
Decomposed or corrupt
- decomposedBroken into simpler parts
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
moldy · stale · ruined · degraded · deteriorated · withered · crumbled · disintegrated · corroded · eroded
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
- freezingExtremely cold
- numbLacking physical sensation
- frostbittenDamaged by severe cold
hypothermic · chilled · bitter · exposed · shivering · icy · frigid · raw · biting · harsh
- life statusalive, dead, deceased, living, dying
- war casualtiescasualties, war casualties, war dead, killed in action, fallen soldiers
- deathlydead, deadly, deathly, deceased, dying
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- publish or perishAcademic career dictum
- perishable goodsItems that decay quickly
perish, perishable, imperishable, perishing, perishes, nonperishable, non-perishable, perisher