Decease and Live

Opposite meaning words

Decease verb - To stop living.

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

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Live is an antonym for decease in expire topic.

Nearby Words: deceased, deceasing

Live verb - To have a home.

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Decease is an antonym for live.

Nearby Words: living, lived

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Live and Decease. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/decease/live

Decease & Live. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/decease/live>.

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