dead - Definition & Meaning | Lingo Dictionary

dead

not alive anymorenot alive anymore

Examples

He found a dead rabbit by the roadside.
Her grandfather has been dead for ten years.
I saw a dead bird on the pavement.

Synonyms

deceased dead late departed no more

Antonyms

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dead

1

not alive anymore

He found a dead rabbit by the roadside.
Her grandfather has been dead for ten years.
I saw a dead bird on the pavement.
The soldier was confirmed dead at the scene.
They mourned their dead dog for weeks.

Synonyms:

deceased late departed no more

Antonyms:

2

not functioning because of having no power

The flashlight went dead during the hike.
His phone was dead before noon.
The engine was dead and wouldn't start.
All the streetlights were dead after the outage.
The computer screen was dead.

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3

lacking excitement or movement

The town was dead by 9 p.m.
It's a dead season for tourists.
The bar was completely dead last night.
The store felt dead during the storm.
Monday mornings are always dead at work.

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4

no longer relevant, discussed, or important

The debate over that is dead.
The scandal became a dead subject.
The controversy over the merger is a dead topic now.
That fashion trend is dead and buried.
The website redesign plans are dead for now.

Synonyms:

irrelevant inconsequential immaterial unrelated

5

(of sound) without echo or liveliness

That key sounds dead.
The note rang out dead.
His voice was oddly dead on the phone.
The drum gave a dead thud.
The room's acoustics made everything sound dead.

Synonyms:

dull light soft dim small muddy subdued little still muted muffled softened gentle whispered hushed

6

total, utter, or absolute

The room fell into dead silence.
It was a dead certainty.
He gave a dead stop mid-sentence.
The hallway was in dead darkness.
Her plan ended in a dead failure, nothing worked out.

Synonyms:

absolute total complete downright right-down utter proper perfect sheer pure stark positive outright

7

not circulating or moving

The canal was filled with dead water.
There's a dead pool behind the dam.
The air felt like dead water.
The swamp was filled with dead water.
The tide left a patch of dead water.

Synonyms:

dead(a)stale stagnant

8

overwhelmed with laughter, shock, or disbelief

That joke had me dead.
I'm dead; she really said that out loud.
His outfit?Dead.
The way he tripped on stage; dead.
I saw the memeand I was dead.