the dead

noun

: the state of being dead

—usually used in the phrases rise from the dead or come back from the dead or return from the dead to mean to become alive again after dying

For a moment, I thought that my grandfather had come back from the dead.

They believe that Jesus Christ rose from the dead.

Examples of the dead in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, things quickly escalated after maintenance removed the dead bushes. —Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025

The Elvis whom Willis witnessed was, in fact, a man resurrected, not from the dead but from a long stretch of dissatisfaction with his own career path, which had led to film roles and soundtrack recordings and away, largely, from the stage. —Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2025

While the technology is presented as a tool to preserve memories and help people process grief, critics called it immoral and unnatural, saying that simulating the dead risks distorting their memory or interfering with the grieving process. —Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

Would Nile have staged some return from the dead for him? —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for the dead

• abed
• ahead
• beachhead
• bedspread
• bedstead
• behead
• blackhead
• blockhead
• bloodshed
• bowhead
• breastfed
• bridgehead