Synonyms for dead

Translate dead to

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'dead'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) dead
people who are no longer living
Antonyms: living, profitable, active, running(a), living(a), in play(p), alive(p), sensitive, extant, live, elastic, viable, operative, incomplete, rested, vital, current, charged, liveborn, imprecise, uncomplete, reverberant

2. (adj) dead
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
Antonyms: living, active, profitable, live, living(a), operative, sensitive, liveborn, imprecise, elastic, extant, vital, reverberant, alive(p), uncomplete, viable, in play(p), current, incomplete, rested, charged, running(a)

3. (adj) dead
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, imprecise, active, reverberant, sensitive, charged, uncomplete, profitable, live, rested, viable, in play(p), running(a), current, incomplete, elastic, alive(p), operative, liveborn, extant, living(a), vital

4. (adj) dead
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, elastic, uncomplete, imprecise, alive(p), active, running(a), current, live, living(a), charged, viable, liveborn, sensitive, profitable, rested, incomplete, in play(p), reverberant, operative, vital, extant

5. (adj) all in(p), beat(p), bushed(p), dead(p)
very tired
Antonyms: living, living(a), sensitive, charged, active, current, operative, live, reverberant, liveborn, elastic, rested, running(a), in play(p), vital, profitable, alive(p), imprecise, incomplete, uncomplete, viable, extant

6. (adj) dead
unerringly accurate
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, in play(p), operative, living(a), rested, alive(p), active, extant, live, viable, profitable, liveborn, uncomplete, reverberant, sensitive, incomplete, charged, vital, current, imprecise, running(a), elastic

7. (adj) dead
physically inactive
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, current, rested, extant, alive(p), in play(p), living(a), operative, sensitive, active, incomplete, vital, live, elastic, imprecise, liveborn, profitable, running(a), uncomplete, reverberant, charged, viable

8. (adj) dead(p), numb(p)
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
Antonyms: living, current, in play(p), running(a), active, charged, extant, vital, live, uncomplete, viable, sensitive, operative, living(a), alive(p), imprecise, reverberant, elastic, profitable, rested, incomplete, liveborn

9. (adj) dead, deadened
devoid of physical sensation; numb
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, dead, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, viable, rested, in play(p), sensitive, active, living(a), liveborn, live, current, uncomplete, alive(p), charged, running(a), incomplete, profitable, vital, imprecise, elastic, operative, extant, reverberant

10. (adj) dead
lacking acoustic resonance
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, alive(p), profitable, uncomplete, operative, sensitive, active, in play(p), incomplete, living(a), current, imprecise, live, charged, liveborn, vital, reverberant, viable, elastic, extant, rested, running(a)

11. (adj) dead, idle
not yielding a return
Synonyms: dead(a), wild, bushed(p), dead, out of work, unused, jobless, light, idle, deadened, drained, loose, groundless, utter, beat(p), numb(p), dead(p), unfounded, baseless, stagnant, all in(p), unwarranted
Antonyms: living, current, imprecise, elastic, extant, active, liveborn, alive(p), running(a), operative, reverberant, living(a), uncomplete, charged, rested, vital, profitable, incomplete, in play(p), live, sensitive, viable

12. (adj) dead(a), stagnant
not circulating or flowing
Antonyms: living, incomplete, operative, current, sensitive, rested, elastic, reverberant, viable, live, liveborn, active, living(a), in play(p), running(a), vital, extant, alive(p), profitable, uncomplete, charged, imprecise

13. (adj) dead
not surviving in active use
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, reverberant, rested, viable, living(a), incomplete, uncomplete, live, elastic, operative, sensitive, profitable, extant, in play(p), vital, charged, active, current, liveborn, imprecise, running(a), alive(p)

14. (adj) dead
lacking resilience or bounce
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, alive(p), operative, vital, live, viable, living(a), sensitive, active, profitable, in play(p), incomplete, charged, liveborn, current, elastic, reverberant, uncomplete, imprecise, extant, running(a), rested

15. (adj) dead
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, running(a), sensitive, live, rested, living(a), elastic, reverberant, liveborn, charged, current, active, viable, vital, imprecise, alive(p), uncomplete, incomplete, operative, in play(p), profitable, extant

16. (adj) dead
no longer having force or relevance
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, imprecise, active, profitable, sensitive, live, vital, uncomplete, reverberant, alive(p), extant, incomplete, charged, living(a), operative, viable, current, in play(p), elastic, running(a), liveborn, rested

17. (adj) dead(a), utter
complete
Antonyms: living, incomplete, liveborn, rested, profitable, imprecise, viable, living(a), operative, current, in play(p), elastic, extant, vital, active, running(a), live, reverberant, sensitive, alive(p), uncomplete, charged

18. (adj) dead, drained
drained of electric charge; discharged
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, knackered, stagnant, dead, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, active, sensitive, live, running(a), operative, viable, incomplete, rested, imprecise, extant, living(a), current, liveborn, uncomplete, alive(p), in play(p), reverberant, elastic, charged, profitable, vital

19. (adverb) dead
devoid of activity
Synonyms: bushed(p), numb(p), dead(p), dead(a), idle, deadened, stagnant, drained, all in(p), utter, beat(p)
Antonyms: living, profitable, sensitive, active, extant, liveborn, imprecise, alive(p), in play(p), living(a), running(a), live, reverberant, elastic, operative, incomplete, vital, current, rested, charged, viable, uncomplete

20. (adverb) abruptly, suddenly, short, dead
quickly and without warning
Synonyms: shortly, curtly, on the spur of the moment, perfectly, suddenly, short, absolutely, of a sudden, dead, utterly, unawares, abruptly, all of a sudden
Antonyms: living, running(a), sensitive, elastic, charged, active, rested, uncomplete, liveborn, extant, living(a), imprecise, live, vital, viable, current, alive(p), incomplete, reverberant, operative, in play(p), profitable

21. (adverb) absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Synonyms: absolutely, dead, suddenly, utterly, perfectly, short, abruptly
Antonyms: living, live, in play(p), operative, active, viable, running(a), imprecise, vital, living(a), sensitive, incomplete, extant, reverberant, current, elastic, liveborn, charged, profitable, alive(p), uncomplete, rested

'dead' - Nearby Entries
dead hand of the past deadhead dead heat dead dead language dead letter deadlight

Citation: Add this synonym to your bibliography

MLA Chicago APA

"dead." Synonyms.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2012. 10 February. 2012. http://www.synonyms.net/synonym/dead

Alternative search options for 'dead'

Search for Antonyms for 'dead'

Search for Definitions of 'dead'

Search for Quotes containing the term 'dead'

Search for Phrases containing the term 'dead'

Search for Abbreviations containing the term 'dead'

Search for 'dead' on

What rhymes with 'dead'?

NEW:Search for Song lyrics containing the word 'dead'