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deadest definition
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Overview of adj dead The adj dead has 21 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (72) dead -- (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin") 2. (4) dead -- (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "a dead battery"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead") 3. (2) all in beat bushed, dead -- ((informal) very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip") 4. (1) dead -- (unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim") 5. (1) dead -- (physically inactive; "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range") 6. (1) dead, utter -- (total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness") 7. inanimate, nonliving, dead -- (not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones") 8. dead, numb -- ((followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy") 9. dead, deadened -- (devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities") 10. dead -- (lacking acoustic resonance; "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio") 11. dead, idle -- (not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds") 12. dead, stagnant -- (not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water") 13. dead -- (out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; "a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead") 14. dead -- (not surviving in active use "Latin is a dead language") 15. dead -- (lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball") 16. dead, defunct -- (no longer in force or use inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization") 17. dead -- (no longer having force or relevance; "a dead issue") 18. dead -- (sudden and complete; "came to a dead stop") 19. dead, drained -- (drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained") 20. dead, lifeless -- (lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived") 21. dead -- (devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here") Antonyms of adj dead 21 senses of dead Sense 1 dead (vs. alive) alive(prenominal) (vs. dead) => live, living => liveborn => viable => vital Sense 2 dead (vs. live) live (vs. dead) => glowing(postnominal) => in play(prenominal) => living(postnominal) => living(postnominal) => smoldering, smouldering Sense 3 all in(prenominal), beat(prenominal), bushed(prenominal), dead(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA tired) -> rested Sense 4 dead INDIRECT (VIA precise) -> imprecise Sense 5 dead INDIRECT (VIA dormant, extinct) -> active INDIRECT (VIA extinct, active) -> dormant, inactive Sense 6 dead(postnominal), utter(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA absolute) -> relative Sense 7 inanimate (vs. animate), nonliving, dead Sense 8 dead(prenominal), numb(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA insensitive) -> sensitive Sense 9 dead, deadened INDIRECT (VIA insensitive) -> sensitive Sense 10 dead INDIRECT (VIA unreverberant) -> reverberant, ringing Sense 11 dead, idle INDIRECT (VIA unprofitable) -> profitable Sense 12 dead(postnominal), stagnant INDIRECT (VIA standing) -> running Sense 13 dead INDIRECT (VIA malfunctioning) -> functioning Sense 14 dead INDIRECT (VIA extinct) -> extant Sense 15 dead INDIRECT (VIA inelastic) -> elastic Sense 16 dead, defunct INDIRECT (VIA inoperative) -> operative Sense 17 dead INDIRECT (VIA noncurrent) -> current Sense 18 dead(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA complete) -> incomplete, uncomplete INDIRECT (VIA complete, complete) -> incomplete Sense 19 dead, drained INDIRECT (VIA uncharged) -> charged Sense 20 dead, lifeless INDIRECT (VIA unanimated) -> animated, alive Sense 21 dead INDIRECT (VIA inactive) -> active Similarity of adj dead 21 senses of dead Sense 1 dead (vs. alive) => asleep(prenominal), at peace(prenominal), at rest(prenominal), deceased, departed, gone => assassinated => bloodless, exsanguine, exsanguinous => brain dead => breathless, inanimate, pulseless => cold => deathlike, deathly => defunct => d.o.a. => doomed => executed => fallen => late(postnominal) => lifeless, exanimate => murdered => slain => stillborn => stone-dead => nonviable Sense 2 dead (vs. live) => barren => extinct, extinguished, out(prenominal), quenched => lifeless => out of play(prenominal) Sense 3 all in(prenominal), beat(prenominal), bushed(prenominal), dead(prenominal) => tired (vs. rested) Sense 4 dead => precise (vs. imprecise) Sense 5 dead => extinct (vs. active) (vs. dormant), inactive Sense 6 dead(postnominal), utter(postnominal) => absolute (vs. relative) Sense 7 inanimate (vs. animate), nonliving, dead => nonconscious Sense 8 dead(prenominal), numb(prenominal) => insensitive (vs. sensitive) Sense 9 dead, deadened => insensitive (vs. sensitive) Sense 10 dead => unreverberant (vs. reverberant), nonresonant Sense 11 dead, idle => unprofitable (vs. profitable) Sense 12 dead(postnominal), stagnant => standing(postnominal) (vs. running) Sense 13 dead => malfunctioning (vs. functioning), nonfunctional Sense 14 dead => extinct (vs. extant), nonextant Sense 15 dead => inelastic (vs. elastic) Sense 16 dead, defunct => inoperative (vs. operative) Sense 17 dead => noncurrent (vs. current) Sense 18 dead(postnominal) => complete (vs. incomplete) (vs. incomplete) Sense 19 dead, drained => uncharged (vs. charged) Sense 20 dead, lifeless => unanimated (vs. animated) Sense 21 dead => inactive (vs. active) Attributes of adj dead 2 of 21 senses of dead Sense 1 dead (vs. alive) => animation, life, living, aliveness => animation, vitality Sense 7 inanimate (vs. animate), nonliving, dead => animateness, aliveness, liveness Familiarity of adj dead dead used as an adjective is very familiar (polysemy count = 21) Grep of adj dead brain dead dead dead-on dead on target dead set deadened deadening deadlocked deadly deadpan stone-dead Overview of adj dead The adj dead has 21 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (72) dead -- (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life; "the nerve is dead"; "a dead pallor"; "he was marked as a dead man by the assassin") 2. (4) dead -- (not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat; "Mars is a dead planet"; "a dead battery"; "dead soil"; "dead coals"; "the fire is dead") 3. (2) all in beat bushed, dead -- ((informal) very tired; "was all in at the end of the day"; "so beat I could flop down and go to sleep anywhere"; "bushed after all that exercise"; "I'm dead after that long trip") 4. (1) dead -- (unerringly accurate; "a dead shot"; "took dead aim") 5. (1) dead -- (physically inactive; "Crater Lake is in the crater of a dead volcano of the Cascade Range") 6. (1) dead, utter -- (total; "dead silence"; "utter seriousness") 7. inanimate, nonliving, dead -- (not endowed with life; "the inorganic world is inanimate"; "inanimate objects"; "dead stones") 8. dead, numb -- ((followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; "passersby were dead to our plea for help"; "numb to the cries for mercy") 9. dead, deadened -- (devoid of physical sensation; numb; "his gums were dead from the novocain"; "she felt no discomfort as the dentist drilled her deadened tooth"; "a public desensitized by continuous television coverage of atrocities") 10. dead -- (lacking acoustic resonance; "dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs"; "the dead wall surfaces of a recording studio") 11. dead, idle -- (not yielding a return; "dead capital"; "idle funds") 12. dead, stagnant -- (not circulating or flowing; "dead air"; "dead water"; "stagnant water") 13. dead -- (out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown; "a dead telephone line"; "the motor is dead") 14. dead -- (not surviving in active use "Latin is a dead language") 15. dead -- (lacking resilience or bounce; "a dead tennis ball") 16. dead, defunct -- (no longer in force or use inactive; "a defunct (or dead) law"; "a defunct organization") 17. dead -- (no longer having force or relevance; "a dead issue") 18. dead -- (sudden and complete; "came to a dead stop") 19. dead, drained -- (drained of electric charge; discharged; "a dead battery"; "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained") 20. dead, lifeless -- (lacking animation or excitement or activity; "the party being dead we left early"; "it was a lifeless party until she arrived") 21. dead -- (devoid of activity; "this is a dead town; nothing ever happens here")
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