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dead

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adjective

ˈded How to pronounce dead (audio)
1
: deprived of life : no longer alive
a dead tree
dead soldiers
missing and presumed dead
2
a(1)
: having the appearance of death : deathly
in a dead faint
(2)
: lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb
my arm feels dead
b
: very tired
Our legs were completely dead after the hike.
c(1)
: incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : unresponsive
a heart dead to pity
felt dead inside
(2)
: grown cold : extinguished
dead coals
3
a
: inanimate, inert
dead matter
b
: barren, infertile
dead soil
c
: no longer producing or functioning : exhausted
a dead battery
4
a(1)
: lacking power or effect
a dead law
(2)
: no longer having interest, relevance, or significance
a dead issue
b
: no longer in use : obsolete
a dead language
c
: no longer active : extinct
a dead volcano
d
: lacking in gaiety or animation
a dead party
e(1)
: lacking in commercial activity : quiet
The city is dead after five o'clock.
(2)
: commercially idle or unproductive
dead capital
f
: lacking elasticity (see elasticity sense 1a)
a dead tennis ball
g
: being out of action or out of use
The phone went dead.
specifically, electrical engineering : free from any connection to a source of voltage and free from electric charges
a dead electrical circuit
h(1)
sports and games : being out of play
a dead ball
(2)
croquet : temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play
5
a
: not running or circulating : stagnant
dead water
b
: not turning
the dead center of a lathe
c
mechanical engineering : not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning
a dead rear axle
d
: lacking warmth, vigor, or taste
The fire was dead.
a dead wine
6
a
: absolutely uniform
a dead level of mediocrity
b(1)
: unerring
a dead shot with a rifle
(2)
: exact
dead center of the target
(3)
: certain to be doomed
he's dead if he's late for curfew
(4)
: irrevocable
a dead loss
c
: abrupt
brought to a dead stop
d(1)
: complete, absolute
a dead silence
(2)
: all-out
caught it on the dead run
7
: devoid of former occupants
dead villages
deadness noun

dead

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noun

plural dead
1
: someone who is no longer alive : one that is dead (see dead entry 1 sense 1)
—usually used collectively
They were among the dead.
2
: the state of being dead
raised him from the dead Colossians 2:12 (Revised Standard Version)
3
: the time of greatest quiet
the dead of night

dead

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adverb

1
: absolutely, utterly
dead certain
finished dead last
The room became dead quiet. Farley Mowat
2
: suddenly and completely
stopped dead in his tracks
3
: directly
dead ahead
Phrases
dead in the water
1
: incapable of being effective : stalled
peace talks were dead in the water
2
: as good as dead : doomed
most books are dead in the water long before their publication Phillip Lopate
dead to rights
: with no chance of escape or excuse : red-handed
had him dead to rights for the robbery
over one's dead body
: only by overcoming one's utter and determined resistance
vows that they'll raise his taxes over his dead body

Synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Adverb

Choose the Right Synonym for dead

dead, defunct, deceased, departed, late mean devoid of life.

dead applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (such as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life.

a dead, listless performance

defunct stresses cessation of active existence or operation.

a defunct television series

deceased, departed, and late apply to persons who have died recently.

deceased is the preferred term in legal use.

the estate of the deceased

departed is used usually as a euphemism.

our departed sister

late is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status.

the company's late president

Example Sentences

Adjective Her husband is dead. He died last year. He was found dead in his apartment yesterday. He lay dead on the floor. The lost mountain climbers were believed dead. The poster said that the robbers were wanted dead or alive. Our legs were completely dead after hiking all day. I'm dead if I come in late for work again. If I ever get my hands on you, you're dead! Noun By the end of the war, there were over two million dead. He began his journey in the dead of winter. Adverb She's dead certain that she can finish the job. We were dead tired by the end of the day. He's not joking. In fact, he's dead serious. They were both dead drunk and passed out on the floor. She finished the race dead last. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
After Ledwell is found dead and Blay wounded, that theory at least is put to rest. Mary Mcnamara, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022 He was found dead the following morning at 8:07 a.m., prosecutors said. Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 Five people were found dead inside a home in northeastern Maryland on Friday after deputies were called to investigate a report of a shooting, authorities said. Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 The Cecil County Sheriff's Office said five people were found dead inside the home on a cul-de-sac in Elk Mills, a few miles from the Delaware state line, CBS Baltimore reported. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 The man was later found dead in a detached garage with a semiautomatic handgun nearby, according to officials, while the other four victims were found in the residence. Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The person who was found dead has not yet been identified by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office. The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 For her, peace can only be built over Sauron’s dead body, which means that peace is never truly achievable. Daniel Bessner, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2022 In the heat of a summer day, Draginja discovers a dead body that resembles her. Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 7 Sep. 2022
Noun
The man was put in contact with the article's author, who was able to point him to the field where the dead were buried. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2022 These days, the sidewalks in Creekwood are periodically dotted with memorials to the young dead. Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 Western estimates of Russian dead have ranged from more than 15,000 to over 20,000 — more than the Soviet Union lost during its 10-year war in Afghanistan. Inna Varenytsia, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 This would lead to an access portal into the more spacious main chamber, which had a diameter of around 16 feet, where the dead would be laid to rest. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2022 Their private efforts to remember and honor the dead reveal a grace born of grief, an essential humanity that defies the barbarism unleashed by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022 To solve his mystery, Hendershott partnered with the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that helps ID the dead. Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022 From crime-scene cleaners to death-mask makers, detectives to reconstruction artists, those who make their living from the dead are legion. Brandy Schillace, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 There is little room for false starts and dead-ends as countries transform their energy, agricultural and industrial systems on the way to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Gaurav Ganti, The Conversation, 16 Aug. 2022
Adverb
Of course, Zelman’s housing bust fears were proved more than correct, and all those at the time who thought demographics would continue to propel ’00s home prices forward were proved dead wrong. Lance Lambert, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2022 And of course, just like all of their other grandiose claims, this one is dead wrong. Fox News Staff, Fox News, 18 Aug. 2022 The estimates, thanks to the economic upheaval created by the pandemic, proved to be dead wrong in most cases. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 14 July 2022 For now, everything is on the table — and the possibility of all these theories being dead wrong in favor of something even more confounding is equally likely. Brendan Morrow, The Week, 30 June 2022 Those two women are Lissa Dragomir (Daniela Nieves), a royal Moroi vampire, and Rose Hathaway (Sisi Stringer), her Dhampir best friend who is dead set on keeping her safe. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 17 Aug. 2022 Most of us spend most of our gym time dead-set on blasting our biceps and torching our triceps, but fail to place any focus on our forearms. Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 21 July 2022 Sasha is dead set against appearing on the Strange Exits podcast. Mary Cadden, USA TODAY, 7 July 2022 Since the firm started streaming in 2007, company leaders have been dead set against ads. Jon Markman, Forbes, 29 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective, Noun, and Adverb

Middle English deed, from Old English dēad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, Old High German tōt dead — more at die

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adverb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of dead was before the 12th century

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