Thesaurus / dead duck
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synonyms for dead duck
- despondent
- forlorn
- futile
- sad
- vain
- downcast
- goner
- at end of one's rope
- back to the wall
- can't win
- despairing
- desponding
- gone
- hard up
- in the soup
- in the toilet
- inconsolable
- irrecoverable
- irremediable
- irretrievable
- no-chance
- no-way
- no-win
- running out of time
- sunk
- up against it
- up the creek
- useless
- wretched
See also synonyms for: dead ducks
- ill-fated
- wrecked
- cursed
- done
- overwhelmed
- fated
- destroyed
- unfortunate
- reprobate
- threatened
- overthrown
- lost
- ruined
- undone
- bewitched
- damned
- cut down
- done for
- fey
- kiss of death
- luckless
- star-crossed
- sentenced
- sunk
- convicted
- predestined
- foreordained
- menaced
- suppressed
- bedeviled
- que sera sera
- ill-omened
- in the cards
- thrown down
- unredeemed
- pushover
- babe in the woods
- soft touch
- toast
- vulnerable
- lamb
- dead meat
- easy pickings
- easy victim
- sinecure
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How to use dead duck in a sentence
A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYWhen he plays a sonata it is as if the composition rose from the dead and stood transfigured before you.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYTo-day I'm more dead than alive, as we had a lesson from him yesterday that lasted four hours.
MUSIC-STUDY IN GERMANYAMY FAYIt was no wonder that he felt quite at home in the duck-pond, which was made for web-footed folk.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYIt is a fearsome thing for a man to be left alone in the dead of night with a young baby.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEIf they are Ancients and dead then let them be buried and left to the archæological excavator.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSThe landlady had related the tragic history of the dead mother and the invalid aunt.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEHe is dead; but his three sons have the estate yet, and I think they would keep their father's promise to the Indians.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONI wouldn't go on if I were you, sir; the luck's dead against you to-night; I wouldn't go on, indeed I wouldn't.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThere was a slight shuddering movement of his whole frame—Bob was dead.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSSYNONYM OF THE DAY
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO DEAD DUCK
- at end of one's rope
- back to the wall
- can't win
- dead duck
- despairing
- despondent
- desponding
- downcast
- forlorn
- futile
- gone
- goner
- hard up
- in the soup
- in the toilet
- inconsolable
- irrecoverable
- irremediable
- irretrievable
- no-chance
- no-way
- no-win
- running out of time
- sad
- sunk
- up against it
- up the creek
- useless
- vain
- wretched
- bedeviled
- bewitched
- convicted
- cursed
- cut down
- damned
- dead duck
- destroyed
- done
- done for
- fated
- fey
- foreordained
- ill-fated
- ill-omened
- in the cards
- kiss of death
- lost
- luckless
- menaced
- overthrown
- overwhelmed
- predestined
- que sera sera
- reprobate
- ruined
- sentenced
- star-crossed
- sunk
- suppressed
- threatened
- thrown down
- undone
- unfortunate
- unredeemed
- wrecked
- at end of one's rope
- back to the wall
- can't win
- dead duck
- despairing
- despondent
- desponding
- downcast
- forlorn
- futile
- gone
- goner
- hard up
- in the soup
- in the toilet
- inconsolable
- irrecoverable
- irremediable
- irretrievable
- no-chance
- no-way
- no-win
- running out of time
- sad
- sunk
- up against it
- up the creek
- useless
- vain
- wretched
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