deader Synonyms & Antonyms
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Deader as an 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.
(of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
He is dead to me.
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Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
"You come back here this instant! Oh, you're dead, mister!"
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Without emotion.
She stood with dead face and limp arms, unresponsive to my plea.
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Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
a dead glass of soda.
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(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.
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(of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
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Broken or inoperable.
That monitor is dead; don’t bother hooking it up.
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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.
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(of a golf ball) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
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Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
After sitting on my hands for a while, my arms became dead.
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Constructed so as not to transmit sound; soundless.
a dead floor
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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.
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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.
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).
Deader at a Glance
| Part of speech | adjective, noun |
|---|---|
| Meaning | comparative form of dead: more dead; or at least more evidently dead |
| Antonyms | alive and living |
| Plural | deaders |
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.