Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to flatline
Participle: flatlined
Gerund: flatlining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | flatline |
| you | flatline |
| he;she;it | flatlines |
| we | flatline |
| you | flatline |
| they | flatline |
Perfect
| I | have flatlined |
| you | have flatlined |
| he;she;it | has flatlined |
| we | have flatlined |
| you | have flatlined |
| they | have flatlined |
Past
| I | flatlined |
| you | flatlined |
| he;she;it | flatlined |
| we | flatlined |
| you | flatlined |
| they | flatlined |
Pluperfect
| I | had flatlined |
| you | had flatlined |
| he;she;it | had flatlined |
| we | had flatlined |
| you | had flatlined |
| they | had flatlined |
Future
| I | will flatline |
| you | will flatline |
| he;she;it | will flatline |
| we | will flatline |
| you | will flatline |
| they | will flatline |
Future Perfect
| I | will have flatlined |
| you | will have flatlined |
| he;she;it | will have flatlined |
| we | will have flatlined |
| you | will have flatlined |
| they | will have flatlined |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | flatline |
| you | flatline |
| he;she;it | flatline |
| we | flatline |
| you | flatline |
| they | flatline |
Perfect
| I | have flatlined |
| you | have flatlined |
| he;she;it | have flatlined |
| we | have flatlined |
| you | have flatlined |
| they | have flatlined |
Imperfect
| I | flatlined |
| you | flatlined |
| he;she;it | flatlined |
| we | flatlined |
| you | flatlined |
| they | flatlined |
Pluperfect
| I | had flatlined |
| you | had flatlined |
| he;she;it | had flatlined |
| we | had flatlined |
| you | had flatlined |
| they | had flatlined |
Conditional
Present
| I | would flatline |
| you | would flatline |
| he;she;it | would flatline |
| we | would flatline |
| you | would flatline |
| they | would flatline |
Perfect
| I | would have flatlined |
| you | would have flatlined |
| he;she;it | would have flatlined |
| we | would have flatlined |
| you | would have flatlined |
| they | would have flatlined |
Imperative
| you | flatline |
| we | Let's flatline |
| you | flatline |
Verbs conjugated like 'flatline'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'flatline'
aline,
blackline,
blueline,
dateline,
deadline,
faine,
flatpick,
flatten,
flatulate,
freeline,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to stop living; to become dead
- auger in, be called home, be gathered to one's fathers, be no more, bite the big one, bite the biscuit, bite the dust, buy it, buy the farm, cark it, cash in, cash in one's chips, check out, conk out, croak, cross the Great Divide, cross the Styx, decease, depart, disincarnate, draw one's last breath, exit, expire, forfare, give one's all, give up the ghost, go for a burton, go gentle into that good night, go the way of all flesh, go the way of the dinosaurs, go the way of the dodo, go to glory, go to one's reward, hand in one's dinner pail, hop the twig, join the choir invisible, keel over, kick the bucket, knock off, lose one's life, lose the number of one's mess, meet one's doom, meet one's end, meet one's maker, pass, pass away, pass in one's marble, pass on, pass over, pass the river, pay the debt of nature, peg out, perish, pop off, pop one's clogs, shuffle off this mortal coil, sleep with one's fathers, slip away, snuff it, succumb, take a dirt nap, die, turn up one's toes, yield up the ghost
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From flat + line. Refers to a continuous straight line (asystole) on an ECG (EKG) or EEG, indicating death.
Sample Sentences
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If looks could kill, Mona's sharp gaze would have flatlined him in one second. [2013, Shobha Nihalani, Nine:]
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After all she'd been through, she needed sleep and food to heal, not endure a lovemaking session that was so passionate that it had pretty much flatlined him as well. [2017, Stephanie Rowe, Not Quite Dead:]
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The economy in Northern Ireland is flatlining and jobs are scarce. [2012, The Guardian, National Trust attempts to block £100m Giant's Causeway golf course:]
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But passenger numbers have since recovered to only 85% of pre-March 2020 levels, and growth has flatlined. [2022 November 16, Mel Holley, “Network News: West Midlands prioritises the return of passsengers”, in RAIL, number 970, page 24:]
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Upon upload, the video got 1,000 views/day for the first week, then flatlined and started getting fewer than ten views/day.