deceased

[dih-seest]

adjective

1. no longer living; dead.

noun

1. the deceased,

   1. the particular dead person or persons referred to.

   2. dead persons collectively.

      to speak well of the deceased.

deceased

/ dɪˈsiːst /

adjective

1. 1. a more formal word for dead

   2. ( as noun )

      the deceased

Other Word Forms

• undeceased adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of deceased¹

First recorded in 1480–90; decease + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See dead.

Example Sentences

"We hoped and expected that maybe 15 to 20 out of the 28 deceased hostages would be released, but that didn't happen. Only four were announced," Mr Cooper said.

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Israel insists Hamas can have no role in a future Gaza government and must hand back the remains of 24 more deceased hostages and eventually disarm.

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Though the releases went largely as planned, Israel's hostage families expressed outrage that Hamas said it would only return the bodies of four of the deceased hostages.

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They were freed as part of an exchange in which 20 Israeli hostages were released by Hamas, with the remains of some deceased hostages also expected to be released.

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The last 20 of the Israeli hostages have been released and are now back in Israel, and Hamas is due to hand over the remains of up to 28 deceased hostages.

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