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No longer alive
“The dead soldiers were honored for their courage and valor.”
Lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity
“He knew that he really needed to have a shower, but he felt dead to the world.”
Feeling tired, fatigued or weary
“I am feeling absolutely dead after a grueling, high-intensity workout.”
No longer in use
“This archaic language is effectively dead and is studied only by a few dedicated scholars.”
Complete or absolute
“The room fell into dead silence and it was clear that nobody was able to counter his argument.”
Physically broken or no longer functioning
“The juicer was dead and I began panicking about how I was going to get all that green goodness into me.”
Lacking energy, liveliness or animation
“You've got a fast car, and I've got a plan to get us out of this dead little town.”
Devoid of life or activity
“The building has provided an injection of urbanity to what at the time was a dead wasteland.”
Unsuitable for, or inconducive to, growing crops or vegetation
“The land was dead and would not produce any more crops.”
Physically numb and incapable of feeling
“I had a dead arm from sleeping on it when I turned onto my side.”
(of a memory or feeling) No longer present or existing
“I did my best to convince her that any affection I had for my ex-girlfriend was well and truly dead by now.”
Consistently accurate
“And when it comes to shooting, Bob is a dead shot with a six-gun or a rifle.”
Relating to, or suggestive of, death or dying
“He was thin, pale, almost corpse-like, and he threw me a dead stare that was rather creepy.”
Without hope or prospect of completion, success, or survival
“Steph started getting hot from deep and we knew that we were dead from that point on.”
Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated
At rest, stationary, immobile, not moving
Finished, having reached an end or conclusion
Pertaining to a lifeless birth or pregnancy termination before completion
Displaying a lack of sympathy, empathy or general emotions
Not functional or operational
Synonymous with dead, deep-sixed, and done for
Empty or not occupied
Lacking in meaning
Not valid or legally binding
Very thin or bony in physique
Deep or resonant in sound or tone
In a straight line or course
“It was dead in front of him, on a level with his face.”
Exactly or precisely as specified or in a given position or location
“She would always look you dead in the eye while speaking to you.”
In a complete manner
“It has the largest head I've seen on a bird along with a dead straight beak.”
To a great extent or degree
“I am dead excited about going to college and making new friends!”
In a prompt manner
In a manner causing someone to lose consciousness
(the dead) The state of being lifeless
“Chaelus, Roan Lord of the House of Malius is raised from the dead by the hand of a child.”
A period during which coldness or darkness is most intense
“While in Paris, Langdon is awakened by a phone call in the dead of the night.”
A person harmed or killed as a result of an unfortunate event or action
People who have died collectively, typically in a given event, group or area
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