dead
/dɛd/noun, adjective, adverb1 syllable
Dead means: no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
Synonyms for dead73
adjective, as in no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
adjective, as in not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
adjective, as in (followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
adjective, as in devoid of physical sensation; numb
adjective, as in lacking acoustic resonance
adjective, as in not yielding a return
adjective, as in not surviving in active use
adjective, as in drained of electric charge; discharged
adjective, as in unerringly accurate
adjective, as in physically inactive
adjective, as in lacking resilience or bounce
adjective, as in out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
adjective, as in no longer having force or relevance
adjective, as in the complete stoppage of an action
adjective, as in devoid of activity
adverb, as in quickly and without warning
adverb, as in completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Opposites of dead
What does dead mean?21
adjective
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life“the nerve is dead”
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat“Mars is a dead planet”
very tired“was all in at the end of the day”
(followed by ‘to’) not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive“passersby were dead to our plea for help”
devoid of physical sensation; numb“his gums were dead from the novocain”
lacking acoustic resonance“dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs”
not yielding a return“dead capital”
not circulating or flowing“dead air”
not surviving in active use“Latin is a dead language”
drained of electric charge; discharged“a dead battery”
unerringly accurate“a dead shot”
physically inactive“Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range”
lacking resilience or bounce“a dead tennis ball”
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown“a dead telephone line”
no longer having force or relevance“a dead issue”
the complete stoppage of an action“came to a dead stop”
devoid of activity“this is a dead town: nothing ever happens here”
adverb
quickly and without warning“he stopped suddenly”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers“an absolutely magnificent painting”
noun
people who are no longer living“they buried the dead”
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense“the dead of winter”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dead?34
two syllables
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Dead in a sentence
- The injured were carried to the hospital, and the dead to the church.unknown
- He rose from the dead, so to speak.unknown
- Cut down that dead tree, or it will fall down on your house.unknown
- At the sudden appearance of a bear, the kids made believe they were dead.unknown
- I found, to my surprise, that she was dead.CK
- Much to his surprise, he found his dog dead.CM
- Strange to say, he met someone who was said to be dead.CK
- He looked asleep, but he was really dead.CM
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of dead
as a noun
- plural
- deads
as a adjective
- comparative
- deader
- superlative
- deadest