Comparative for no longer alive
“The dead soldiers were honored for their courage and valor.”
Comparative for lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity
“He knew that he really needed to have a shower, but he felt dead to the world.”
Comparative for feeling tired, fatigued or weary
“I am feeling absolutely dead after a grueling, high-intensity workout.”
Comparative for no longer in use
“This archaic language is effectively dead and is studied only by a few dedicated scholars.”
Comparative for complete or absolute
“The room fell into dead silence and it was clear that nobody was able to counter his argument.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for devoid of life or activity
“The building has provided an injection of urbanity to what at the time was a dead wasteland.”
Comparative for unsuitable for, or inconducive to, growing crops or vegetation
“The land was dead and would not produce any more crops.”
Comparative for 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) Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for consistently accurate
“And when it comes to shooting, Bob is a dead shot with a six-gun or a rifle.”
Comparative for 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.”
Comparative for 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.”
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