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dead
adjective as in no longer alive
Weak matches
asleep, bereft of life, bloodless, bought the farm, breathless, cadaverous, checked out, cut off, defunct, done for, erased, expired, extinct, gone, gone to meet maker, gone to reward, liquidated, no more, not existing, offed, out of one's misery, passed away, perished, pushing up daisies, reposing, resting in peace
adjective as in physically or emotionally numb; insensitive
Strongest matches
Weak matches
anesthetized, apathetic, callous, deadened, frigid, senseless, spiritless, torpid, unanimated
adjective as in not working
Strongest matches
adjective as in without vitality; boring; dull
Strongest matches
boring, flat, spiritless, unanimated, uninteresting, vapid, wooden
Strong match
adverb as in completely or exactly
Strong matches
Weak matches
direct, directly, entirely, exactly, straightly, undeviatingly, wholly
Example Sentences
James said his main focus is on “going out until I’m dead tired.”
Firefighters did not request an ambulance, and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
She remains hopeful Melodee will be found safely, and tries to ignore the online trolls and internet crime sleuths who claim the girl is already dead.
While on paper the final Test is a dead rubber, it could still serve as a crucial bellwether for next October – especially if it is the last time England play before then.
Shocking in the moment and forgotten before the day is out, like a dead animal spotted on a morning walk.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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