Synonyms and antonyms of A dead body or dead person or people in British Thesaurus

body (noun)

the body of a dead person

corpse (noun)

the body of a dead person

remains (noun)

the body of a person or animal that has died

cadaver (noun)

a dead human body

the deceased (adjective)

formal a dead person or people, especially when the death or deaths were recent

the departed (adjective)

mainly literaryformal a person who is dead, or people who are dead

the dead (adjective)

people who are dead

mummy (noun)

a dead body that has been treated with special oils and wrapped in long narrow pieces of cloth to prevent it from decaying, especially in ancient Egypt

body count (noun)

the number of people killed in a battle or accident, or the process of counting them

toll (noun)

mainly journalism the total number of people who have been killed or hurt

God rest his/her soul ()

used for showing respect when you mention a dead person’s name

mortal remains ()

a dead body

stiff (noun)

very informal the body of a dead person. This is an offensive way to talk about someone who is dead.