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- Dictionarydeceased/dɪˈsiːst/
noun
- 1. the recently dead person in question: "the judge inferred that the deceased was confused as to the extent of his assets"
adjective
- 1. recently dead: "the deceased man's family"
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adjective. formal uk / dɪˈsiːst / us / dɪˈsiːst / Add to word list. C2. dead: the recently deceased Member of Parliament. Synonyms. departed literary. gone (LEFT) Compare. late adjective. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost.
The meaning of DECEASED is no longer living; especially : recently dead —used of persons. How to use deceased in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Deceased.
Deceased definition: no longer living; dead.. See examples of DECEASED used in a sentence.
1. countable noun. The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died. [law] The identities of the deceased have now been determined. 2. adjective. A deceased person is one who has recently died. [formal] ...his recently deceased mother.
noun [ C ] formal us / dɪˈsiːst / uk / dɪˈsiːst / plural the deceased. the deceased. C2. a person who has recently died: The deceased shot her mother before killing herself. Five of the deceased were employed by the club. Synonym. the departed formal.
