Synonyms and antonyms of Dead in American Thesaurus

the dead (adjective)

no longer alive

deceased (adjective)

formal dead

inanimate (adjective)

not alive

lifeless (adjective)

someone who is lifeless is dead or looks dead

unresponsive (adjective)

unconscious, or dead

lost (adjective)

killed, especially while fighting in the military

at peace ()

used for saying that someone is dead and therefore has no more worries

at rest ()

an expression meaning “dead,” used in situations where the word “dead” might upset someone

the departed (adjective)

mainly literary dead

late (adjective)

used for talking about someone who has died, especially recently

(as) dead as a doornail ()

completely dead

be pushing up (the) daisies ()

to be dead

bury (verb)

used for saying that someone has died

DOA (adjective)

dead on arrival: used for describing someone who is dead by the time they arrive at the hospital

feet first ()

if someone leaves a place feet first, they are carried out of it after they are dead

presumed dead ()

missing after an accident or in a war and therefore thought to be dead

sainted (adjective)

old-fashioned dead and believed to be in heaven

six feet under ()

dead and buried in the ground

stone dead (adjective)

informal completely dead, or completely destroyed