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no longer living <I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather> Synonymsbreathless, deceased, defunct, departed, fallen, gone, late, lifeless Related Wordsextinct; dying, fading, moribund; stillborn; finished, lapsed, terminated; barren, desert; inanimate, insensate, nonliving, unanimated Phrasesbitten the dust, passed away, passed on Near Antonymsanimate, animated; dynamic, lively, thriving, vibrant, vital, vivacious; active, functioning, operative, running Antonymsalive, breathing, going, living
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depleted in strength, energy, or freshness <a long day of traveling left them just dead> — see weary 1
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having no exceptions or restrictions <there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance> — see absolute 2
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lacking in sensation or feeling <my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour> — see numb
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no longer existing <the dead Babylonian culture> — see extinct
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not being in a state of use, activity, or employment <local coal mines that have been dead for years> — see inactive 2
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of, relating to, or suggestive of death <fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news> — see deathly 1
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