: not dead : returned from or as if from death
It may be someone I don't want to see—from the undead past, an ex-lover, my ex-best friend.—
Lynne Tillman
Lynne Tillman
especially, in stories about vampires and zombies
: reanimated after death by supernatural means
undead creatures
We would all recognize a vampire if we saw one, that 'undead' soul who rises from the grave to gorge himself upon the blood of the living, thereby creating further generations of vampires. —Roy Porter
—often used as a collective noun Roy Porter Zombies apparently never brush. Witness the rotten chompers flashed by lumbering hordes of hungry undead in this dexterous thriller … —People
—used especially as the undead People A brainy young philosophy graduate student … gets sucked into the nightmare world of the undead in Abel Ferrara's black-and-white indie vampire tale. —Entertainment Weekly
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Robert Eggers is bringing a classic vampire story back from the undead.
—Vulture, 1 Oct. 2022
Outside, Joel and Ellie listen to the shrieks of the burning undead.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The series stars Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres, navigating obstacles in the undead life — like a bully boss and an unrequited crush — while figuring out his own powers.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
Capitalizing on the resurgence of the bloodsucking undead, Waititi flips the script.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022
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Vulture, 1 Oct. 2022
Outside, Joel and Ellie listen to the shrieks of the burning undead.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023
The series stars Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres, navigating obstacles in the undead life — like a bully boss and an unrequited crush — while figuring out his own powers.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023
Capitalizing on the resurgence of the bloodsucking undead, Waititi flips the script.
—Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022
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“Undead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undead. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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