Mortal
Mortal adjective - Likely to cause or capable of causing death.
Near-death and mortal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Near-death" instead an adjective "Mortal".
Near-death
Mortal and near-death are semantically related. You can use "Mortal" instead an adjective phrase "Near-death".
Both words in one sentence
- Near-Death Experience: Pete gives herself a mortal wound so she can help Jack fight off the first book's Big Bad and save his life.
Source: Literature / Black London -
In Brave New World characters gain super powers by undergoing a near-death experience while in mortal danger.
Source: Came Back Strong - Mortal Kombat Desperation: Raiden firmly crosses the line is when he electrocutes Sub-Zero and Frost (and the surviving Lin Kuei, as many of them were killed off or injured by Raiden and his goons) to near-death for questioning his methods and not accepting his offer to destroy Outworld.
Source: Moral Event Horizon / Fan Works
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Near-death and Mortal. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortal/near-death
Mortal & Near-death. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortal/near-death>.
Near-death or Mortal. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mortal/near-death.
