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dead and gone

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

WEAK

abolished archaic asleep bygone cold deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exanimate exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

ADJECTIVE

obsolete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

antiquated archaic out-of-date outmoded

WEAK

anachronistic ancient antediluvian antique bygone dated dead dinosaur discarded disused done for dusty extinct fossil gone had it has-been horse and buggy kaput moldy moth-eaten old old-fashioned old-hat old-school out out-of-fashion outworn passé stale superannuated superseded timeworn unfashionable

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current modern new

WEAK

contemporary in vogue present up-to-date

Example Sentences

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"We like to think of Joe as not being around rather than being dead and gone."

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2024

“Forty years in jail? I might be dead and gone when he gets out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2022

For Luger, there was something devastating about seeing institutions find value in these human beings only after they were dead and gone.

From New York Times • Jun. 16, 2022

“That’s long dead and gone in my opinion,” Spencer said.

From Washington Post • Nov. 23, 2021

Daddy’s aunt Rose and the rest of his family all lived up north, and Mama’s people were dead and gone long before Ophie had been born.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

dead and gone

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