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Dead

Deprived of life; -- opposed to alive and living; reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Asleep 84% connected

In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.

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Assassinated 84% connected

of Assassinate

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Assassinated 84% connected

of Assassinate

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Bloodless 84% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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Bloodless 84% connected

Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless cheeks; lifeless; dead.

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Breathless 84% connected

Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

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Breathless 84% connected

Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Cold 84% connected

Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Complete 84% connected

Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate.

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Deathlike 84% connected

Resembling death.

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Deathlike 84% connected

Resembling death.

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Deathly 84% connected

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

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Deathly 84% connected

Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.

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Deceased 84% connected

of Decease

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Deceased 84% connected

of Decease

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Defunct 84% connected

Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.

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Defunct 84% connected

Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.

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Departed 84% connected

of Depart

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Departed 84% connected

of Depart

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Doomed 84% connected

of Doom

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Exanimate 84% connected

Lifeless; dead.

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Exanimate 84% connected

Lifeless; dead.

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Executed 84% connected

of Execute

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Executed 84% connected

of Execute

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Exsanguine 84% connected

Bloodless.

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Exsanguine 84% connected

Bloodless.

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Exsanguinous 84% connected

See Exsanguious.

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Exsanguinous 84% connected

See Exsanguious.

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Extinct 84% connected

Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.

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Extinct 84% connected

Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.

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Fallen 84% connected

of Fall

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Fallen 84% connected

of Fall

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Gone 84% connected

of Go

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Inanimate 84% connected

To animate.

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Inanimate 84% connected

To animate.

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Inelastic 84% connected

Not elastic.

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Inelastic 84% connected

Not elastic.

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Inoperative 84% connected

Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.

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Inoperative 84% connected

Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or processes.

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Insensitive 84% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Insensitive 84% connected

Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute sensibility.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Late 84% connected

Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring.

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Lifeless 84% connected

Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless…

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Lifeless 84% connected

Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless…

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Murdered 84% connected

of Murder

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Murdered 84% connected

of Murder

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Out 84% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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Out 84% connected

In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation wh…

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

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Pulseless 84% connected

Having no pulsation; lifeless.

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Pulseless 84% connected

Having no pulsation; lifeless.

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Slain 84% connected

of Slay

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Slain 84% connected

of Slay

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Standing 84% connected

of Stand

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Stillborn 84% connected

Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.

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Stillborn 84% connected

Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.

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Stone-dead 84% connected

As dead as a stone.

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Stone-dead 84% connected

As dead as a stone.

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Tired 84% connected

of Tire

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Tired 84% connected

of Tire

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Broader term 2

People 76% connected

The body of persons who compose a community, tribe, nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a whole; a community; a nation.

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Time 76% connected

Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof.

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Slain 76% connected

of Slay

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Derivationally related 2

Deadness 74% connected

The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadnes…

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Deadness 74% connected

The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadnes…

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Member part 3

Deceased 70% connected

of Decease

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Decedent 70% connected

Removing; departing.

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Departed 70% connected

of Depart

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Animation 66% connected

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

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Animation 66% connected

The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive.

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Life 66% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Life 66% connected

The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that s…

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Vitality 66% connected

The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an e…

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Vitality 66% connected

The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life; vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable seeds; the vitality of an e…

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See also 2

Extinct 66% connected

Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.

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Extinct 66% connected

Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.

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Synonym 12

Abruptly 92% connected

In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly.

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Absolutely 92% connected

In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.

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Beat 92% connected

of Beat

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Bushed 92% connected

of Bush

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Deadened 92% connected

of Deaden

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Drained 92% connected

of Drain

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Idle 92% connected

Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.

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Numb 92% connected

Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the fingers or limbs are numb with cold.

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Perfectly 92% connected

In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection; completely; wholly; throughly; faultlessly.

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Short 92% connected

Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.

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Stagnant 92% connected

That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; s…

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Utterly 92% connected

In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as, utterly ruined; it is utterly vain.

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Antonym 6

Alive 94% connected

Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

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Alive 94% connected

Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

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Live 94% connected

To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation fo…

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Live 94% connected

To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to be dependent on such assimilation fo…

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