Be and Decease

Opposite meaning words

Be verb - To have life.

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Decease is an antonym for be.

Decease verb - To stop living.

Usage example: no one knows what happened to the family fortune after the spinster deceased

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Be is an antonym for decease.

Nearby Words: deceased, deceasing

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Decease and Be. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/decease

Be & Decease. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be/decease>.

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