Dead — synonyms, dead antonyms, definition

1. dead (o)

direct directly due right

2. dead (a)

absolute agog anaesthetised apathetic arctic arid asleep barren bleeding bygone callous chilly cold cold-blooded complete cool deadened deadpan decayed deceased • • •

3. dead (Noun)

casualty injured missing wounded living

dead (Noun) — People who are no longer living. ex. "they buried the dead"

dead (Noun) — A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense. ex. "the dead of winter"

people time slain dead person dead soul deceased deceased person decedent departed

4. dead (Adjective)

all in beat bushed drained idle alive live

dead (Adjective) — No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life. ex. "the nerve is dead" ex. "a dead pallor" ex. "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin"

dead (Adjective) — Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat. ex. "Mars is a dead planet" ex. "dead soil" ex. "dead coals" ex. "the fire is dead"

dead (Adjective) — Very tired. ex. "I'm dead after that long trip"

dead (Adjective) — Unerringly accurate. ex. "a dead shot" ex. "took dead aim"

dead (Adjective) — Physically inactive. ex. "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range"

dead (Adjective) — (followed by 'to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive. ex. "passersby were dead to our plea for help"

dead (Adjective) — Devoid of physical sensation; numb. ex. "his gums were dead from the novocain"

dead (Adjective) — Lacking acoustic resonance. ex. "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs" ex. "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio"

dead (Adjective) — Not yielding a return. ex. "dead capital"

dead (Adjective) — Not circulating or flowing. ex. "dead air" ex. "dead water"

dead (Adjective) — Not surviving in active use. ex. "Latin is a dead language"

dead (Adjective) — Lacking resilience or bounce. ex. "a dead tennis ball"

dead (Adjective) — Out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown. ex. "a dead telephone line" ex. "the motor is dead"

dead (Adjective) — No longer having force or relevance. ex. "a dead issue"

dead (Adjective) — Complete. ex. "came to a dead stop"

dead (Adjective) — Drained of electric charge; discharged. ex. "a dead battery"

dead (Adjective) — Devoid of activity. ex. "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here"

aliveness animation life living vitality

5. dead (Adverb)

abruptly absolutely perfectly short suddenly utterly

dead (Adverb) — Quickly and without warning. ex. "he stopped dead"

dead (Adverb) — Completely and without qualification; used informally as an intensifier. ex. "you can be dead sure of my innocence" ex. "was dead tired" ex. "dead right"