deader Meaning & Definition
What Does Deader Mean?
As an adjective, deader means comparative form of dead: more dead; or at least more evidently dead. As a noun, it means One who is deceased, or will shortly become so.
Deader at a Glance
| Part of speech | adjective, noun |
|---|---|
| Antonyms | alive and living |
| Plural | deaders |
Deader Definition (Adjective)
- comparative form of dead: more dead; or at least more evidently dead.
He was deader than a dead dog's bone buried down a blind alley off a dead-end street in a ghost town. Man, he was dead.
Deader as a Noun
- One who is deceased, or will shortly become so.
I could tell he was a deader by the way his eyes were glazed over; there was no life left in those eyes.
Adjective
- No longer living.
All of my grandparents are dead.
- Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
He is dead to me.
- Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
"You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!"
- Without emotion.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
- Stationary; static.
a dead lift
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
a dead glass of soda.
- Unproductive.
dead fields
- (of a machine, device, or electrical circuit) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal.
Now that the motor's dead you can reach in and extract the spark plugs.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- Broken or inoperable.
That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up.
- No longer used or required.
Is this beer glass dead?
- Not imparting motion or power by design.
A dead axle, also called a lazy axle, is not part of the drivetrain, but is instead free-rotating.
- Not in play.
Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead.
- (of a golf ball) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- (1800s) Tagged out.
- Full and complete.
dead giveaway
- Exact.
a dead eye
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead.
- Constructed so as not to transmit sound; soundless.
a dead floor
- Bringing death; deadly.
- Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
A person who is banished or who becomes a monk is civilly dead.
- (often with "to") Indifferent to, no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
Synonyms of Deader
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Deader synonyms and antonyms →Antonyms of Deader
Deader in a Sentence
He was deader than a dead dog's bone buried down a blind alley off a dead-end street in a ghost town. Man, he was dead.
I could tell he was a deader by the way his eyes were glazed over; there was no life left in those eyes.
All of my grandparents are dead.
He is dead to me.
"You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!"
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
a dead lift
a dead glass of soda.
dead fields
Now that the motor's dead you can reach in and extract the spark plugs.
That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up.
Is this beer glass dead?
A dead axle, also called a lazy axle, is not part of the drivetrain, but is instead free-rotating.
Once the ball crosses the foul line, it's dead.
dead giveaway
a dead eye
After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead.
a dead floor
A person who is banished or who becomes a monk is civilly dead.
Word Forms & Grammar
deader
deader (plural deaders)
Words That Rhyme With Deader
Origin of Deader
From dead + -er (comparative suffix) or + -er (occupational suffix).
Questions People Ask About Deader
Is deader an adjective or a noun?
Deader is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as a noun.
What is the plural of deader?
The plural of deader is deaders.