dead

dead is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕd
• IPA: /dɛd/
• SAMPA: /dEd/

• Audio (US)

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Adjective

Positive dead

Comparative deader

Superlative deadest

Dead fish

1. Not alive.

   My brother is dead. His funeral was last week.

2. Without power.

   The problem is a dead battery.

3. Without feeling, numb.

   My arm is dead. I cannot feel it.

Synonyms

• (not alive) deceased, departed
• (without power) uncharged
• (numb) numb, unfeeling

Antonyms

• (not alive) alive, live, undead
• (without power) powered up, charged

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.