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DEAD Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word dead. (exact relations)
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

Best Hypernyms For DEAD

Here is a list of related hypernyms for dead, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
deceased defunct departed expired extinct gone lifeless people time passed perished

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