Words Like PERISH
We have put together a list of words that are similar to PERISH.
17 Alternative Words Similar to perish
3 examples of perish
1
The patient went peacefully
2
The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102
3
The children perished in the fire
10 definitions of perish
1
To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost; to die; hence, to wither; to waste away.
3
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
4
To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner: "Must then a Christ perish in torment in every age to save those who have no imagination?” ( George Bernard Shaw).
5
To pass from existence; disappear gradually: "Man will go down into the pit, and all his thoughts will perish” ( A.J. Balfour).
6
Chiefly British To spoil or deteriorate.
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To bring to destruction; destroy: "Many foul blights/Perish'd his hard won gains” ( Thomas Hood).
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perish the thought Used to express the wish that one not even think about something.
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To pass away; come to naught; waste away; decay and disappear.
10
To cease to live; die.