DEAD Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word dead. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEAD
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abruptly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • quickly and without warning | ||||||||
absolutely | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers • totally and definitely; without question | ||||||||
beat | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart • the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music • a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations • a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior • the sound of stroke or blow • (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse • a regular rate of repetition • a stroke or blow • the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing adjective satellite • very tired verb • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression • hit repeatedly • move rhythmically • shape by beating • make a rhythmic sound • glare or strike with great intensity • move with a thrashing motion • sail with much tacking or with difficulty • stir vigorously • strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music • be superior • avoid paying • make a sound like a clock or a timer • move with a flapping motion • indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks • move with or as if with a regular alternating motion • make by pounding or trampling • produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly • strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting • beat through cleverness and wit • be a mystery or bewildering to • wear out completely | ||||||||
bushed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very tired | ||||||||
deadened | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • devoid of physical sensation; numb • made or become less intense | ||||||||
deceased | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • someone who is no longer alive adjective satellite • dead | ||||||||
drained | verbv | |||||||
adjective • emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid) adjective satellite • extremely exhausted • drained of electric charge; discharged | ||||||||
idle | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • not in action or at work noun • the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling adjective satellite • without a basis in reason or fact • not in active use • silly or trivial • lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility • not yielding a return • not having a job verb • run disconnected or idle • be idle; exist in a changeless situation | ||||||||
numb | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • lacking sensation • (followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive • so frightened as to be unable to move; stunned or paralyzed with terror; petrified verb • make numb or insensitive | ||||||||
perfectly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers • in a perfect or faultless way | ||||||||
short | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration • (primarily spatial sense) having little length or lacking in length • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal • (of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range • not holding securities or commodities that one sells in expectation of a fall in prices • of speech sounds or syllables of relatively short duration noun • the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed • accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference • the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between second and third base adverb • clean across • without possessing something at the time it is contractually sold • at some point or distance before a goal is reached • so as to interrupt • at a disadvantage • in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner • quickly and without warning adjective satellite • of insufficient quantity to meet a need • less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so • lacking foresight or scope • tending to crumble or break into flakes due to a large amount of shortening • marked by rude or peremptory shortness verb • cheat someone by not returning him enough money • create a short circuit in | ||||||||
stagnant | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • not circulating or flowing • not growing or changing; without force or vitality | ||||||||
suddenly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • quickly and without warning | ||||||||
utterly | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers | ||||||||
all in | nounn | |||||||
adjective satellite • very tired | ||||||||
all of a sudden | adverbadv | |||||||
adverb • suddenly • quickly and without warning | ||||||||
of a sudden | ||||||||
adverb • quickly and without warning | ||||||||
on the spur of the moment | nounn | |||||||
adverb • quickly and without warning |