The difference between Deceased and Departed

When used as nouns, deceased means a dead person, whereas departed means a dead person or persons.

When used as adjectives, deceased means no longer alive, dead, whereas departed means dead.


check bellow for the other definitions of Deceased and Departed

  1. Deceased as an adjective:

    No longer alive, dead

  2. Deceased as an adjective:

    Belonging to the dead.

  3. Deceased as an adjective (legal):

    One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

  1. Deceased as a noun:

    A dead person.

    Examples:

    "The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."

    "a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars"

  2. Deceased as a noun (legal):

    One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

  1. Departed as a verb:

  1. Departed as an adjective (euphemistic):

    dead

  1. Departed as a noun (euphemistic):

    A dead person or persons.