POSTMORTEM EXAMINATION Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

postmortem examination

noun

as in autopsy

examination of a dead body especially to find out the cause of death a coroner performed the postmortem examination with painstaking thoroughness

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Recent Examples of postmortem examination McLaren said a postmortem examination revealed the manner of death was suicide. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 May 2026 In fact, the questioning of Chalker was part of a postmortem examination of a misstep by the case officer who had handed him the key. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026 More information will be revealed after a postmortem examination is completed. — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Dec. 2025 His remains were transported to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, where family members confirmed his identity following a postmortem examination. — Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for postmortem examination

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autopsy

Noun

The identities of the family members were confirmed two days later after autopsies.

— Matt Foster, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
His autopsy revealed the presence of potassium cyanide in the stomach, and Shoichiro was immediately arrested.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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