All defunction synonyms

noun defunction

• decay — When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
• decease — death
• decomposition — Decomposition is the process of decay that takes place when a living thing changes chemically after dying.
• disappearance — the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
• discontinuation — a breach or interruption of continuity or unity: Progress was delayed by repeated discontinuations of work.
• dismissal — an act or instance of dismissing.
• dispersal — The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
• finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
• liquefaction — the act or process of liquefying or making liquid.
• melting — to become liquefied by warmth or heat, as ice, snow, butter, or metal.
• resolution — a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
• ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
• solution — the act of solving a problem, question, etc.: The situation is approaching solution.
• loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
• death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
• curtains — death or ruin; the end
• demise — The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
• departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
• dissolution — the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
• dying — ceasing to live; approaching death; expiring: a dying man.
• passing — going by or past; elapsing: He was feeling better with each passing day.
• quietus — a finishing stroke; anything that effectually ends or settles: Having given a quietus to the argument, she left.
• release — to lease again.
• silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
• sleep — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
• taps — a cylindrical stick, long plug, or stopper for closing an opening through which liquid is drawn, as in a cask; spigot.
• grim reaper — the personification of death as a man or cloaked skeleton holding a scythe.
• adjournment — An adjournment is a temporary stopping of a trial, enquiry, or other meeting.
• disbandment — to break up or dissolve (an organization): They disbanded the corporation.
• overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
• suspension — the act of suspending.
• termination — the act of terminating.
• conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.