dead

dead is on the Basic English 850 List.

day - dead - dear

dead is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

day - dead - deal

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕd, IPA ^(key): /dɛd/
• SAMPA: /dEd/

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Adjective

Positive dead

Comparative deader

Superlative deadest

1. Not alive.
   • Synonyms: deceased and departed
   • Antonyms: alive, live and undead

   My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.

2. Without power.
   • Synonym: uncharged
   • Antonym: charged

   The problem is a dead battery.

3. Without feeling, numb.
   • Synonyms: numb and unfeeling

   My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.

Related words

• dead end
• dead meat
• dead stop
• deadbeat
• deadhead
• deadly
• undead
• death

Adverb

Positive dead

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Exactly, completely.

   He thinks you are a woman, but you are a man. He is dead wrong.