DEADNESS Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

deadness

noun

Definition of deadness

as in death

the state of being dead the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it

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Recent Examples of deadness Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder? — Maria Zorn, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2026 There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025 But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability. — Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Emily Motyka and Kyle Sage have pleaded guilty to their roles in Nordquist's death.

— Madison Scott, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
After the shooting, the internet lit up with macabre stories of death, disfigurement, and disability wrought by claim denials—DJs in clubs even spun dance music with Luigi’s face flashing behind them.

— Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of death

Noun

While Qingming focuses primarily on one’s own ancestors, the Hungry Ghost Festival extends offerings to wandering spirits and the unclaimed dead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Ronald Exantus was released from Kentucky Department of Corrections custody July 29 after completing the sentence imposed for assaulting Logan Tipton's father and sisters during the 2015 home invasion that left the 6-year-old dead.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dead

Noun

Reagan, no less than Lewis, probably is turning cartwheels in his grave.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But the situation is far more tragic, with videos on social media showing dozens of coffins lined up beside mass graves, awaiting burial before the bodies decompose in the heat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

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