A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
Her husband's been dead a year now.
The group had shot dead another hostage.
...their dead brother.
...old newspapers and dead flowers.
Synonyms: deceased, gone, departed [euphemistic], late More Synonyms of dead
The dead are people who are dead.
The dead included six people attending a religious ceremony.
...the annual festival when Chinese traditionally honour the dead.
2. adjective
Land or water that is dead contains no living things.
...charred land, mountainsides of dead earth and stumps of trees.
But this water seems dead: it's polluted and horribly stagnant.
Synonyms: inanimate, still, barren [old-fashioned], sterile More Synonyms of dead
3. adjective
If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it.
[disapproval]
...some dead little town where the liveliest thing is the flies.
This made that holiday week a particularly dead period.
4. adjective
Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished.
The dead cigarette was still between his fingers.
This bottle's dead. But we've got another one.
5. adjective
If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it anyfurther.
It's a dead issue, Baxter.
But that doesn't mean this brand of politics is dead or dying.
The deal with Chelsea may not, however, be dead.
6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A dead language is no longer spoken or written as a means of communication, although it may still be studied.
We used to grumble that we were wasting time learning a dead language.
7. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE]
A telephone or piece of electrical equipment that is dead is no longer functioning, for example because it no longer has any electrical power.
On another occasion I answered the phone and the line went dead.
8. adjective
In sport, when a ball is dead, it has gone outside the playing area, or a situation has occurred in which the gamehas to be temporarily stopped, and none of the players can score points or gain an advantage.
[journalism]
9. graded adjective
A dead sound or colour is dull rather than lively or bright.
'That is correct, Meg,' he answered in his cold, dead voice.
Then he heard a piercing scream echoing down the deep well, ending in a dull, deadthud.
Dead is also a combining form.
The blood drained from his face, leaving the skin dead white.
10. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Dead is used to mean 'complete' or 'absolute', especially before the words 'centre', 'silence', and 'stop'.
[emphasis]
He adjusted each chesspiece so that it stood dead centre in its square.
They hurried about in dead silence, with anxious faces.
Lila's boat came to a dead stop.
Synonyms: total, complete, perfect, entire More Synonyms of dead
11. adverb
Dead means 'precisely' or 'exactly'.
[emphasis]
Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.
Their arrows are dead on target.
A fishing boat came out of nowhere, dead ahead.
12. adverb
Dead is sometimes used to mean 'very'.
[British, informal, spoken, emphasis]
Meadowhall is also dead easy for people to get to.
His poems sound dead boring, actually.
I am dead against the legalisation of drugs.
13.
See over my dead body
14.
See dead and buried
15.
See drop (down) dead
16.
See to drop dead
17. See also drop-dead
18.
See dead and gone
19.
See be/feel/look (half) dead
20.
See at/in (the) dead of (the) night/winter
21.
See rise/raise sb from the dead
22.
See rise/come back from the dead
23.
See wouldn't be seen/caught dead
24.
See to stop dead
25.
See dead in the water
26. to flog a dead horse
27. a dead loss
28. a dead ringer
29. to stop dead in your tracks
More Synonyms of dead
dead in British English
(dɛd)
adjective
1.
a.
no longer alive
b.
(as noun)
the dead
2.
not endowed with life; inanimate
3.
no longer in use, valid, effective, or relevant
a dead issue
a dead language
4.
unresponsive or unaware; insensible
he is dead to my strongest pleas
5.
lacking in freshness, interest, or vitality
a dead handshake
6.
devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the anaesthetic
7.
resembling death; deathlike
a dead sleep
8.
no longer burning or hot
dead coals
9.
(of flowers or foliage) withered; faded
10. (prenominal)
(intensifier)
a dead stop
a dead loss
11. informal
very tired
12. electronics
a.
drained of electric charge; fully discharged
the battery was dead
b.
not connected to a source of potential difference or electric charge
13.
lacking acoustic reverberation
a dead sound
a dead surface
14. sport
a.
(of a ball, etc) out of play
b.
having no influence on the overall result of a competition (esp in the phrase a dead rubber)
15.
unerring; accurate; precise (esp in the phrase a dead shot)
16.
lacking resilience or bounce
a dead ball
17. printing
a.
(of type) set but no longer needed for use
Compare standing (sense 7)
b.
(of copy) already composed
18.
not yielding a return; idle
dead capital
19. informal
certain to suffer a terrible fate; doomed
you're dead if your mother catches you at that
20.
(of colours) not glossy or bright; lacklustre
21.
stagnant
dead air
22. military
shielded from view, as by a geographic feature or environmental condition
a dead zone
dead space
23. dead as a doornail
24. dead from the neck up
25. dead in the water
26. dead to the world
27. leave for dead
28. wouldn't be seen dead in
noun
29.
a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with deathis at its most intense
the dead of winter
adverb
30.
(intensifier)
dead easy
stop dead
dead level
31. dead on
Derived forms
deadness (ˈdeadness)
noun
Word origin
Old English dēad; related to Old High German tōt, Old Norse dauthr; see die1
dead in American English
(dɛd)
adjective
1.
no longer living; having died
2.
naturally without life; inanimate
dead stones
3.
such as to suggest death; deathlike
a dead faint
4.
lacking positive qualities, as of warmth, vitality, interest, brightness, brilliance, etc.
a dead handshake, a dead party, a dead white
5.
wholly indifferent; insensible
dead to love
6.
without feeling, motion, or power
his arm hung dead at his side
7.
a.
not burning; extinguished
dead coals
b.
extinct
a dead volcano
8.
characterized by little or no movement or activity; slack, stagnant, etc.
dead water
9.
designating an axle that supports but does not drive a wheel
10.
having lost resilience or elasticity
a dead tennis ball
11.
no longer used or significant; obsolete
dead languages, dead laws
12.
a.
not fertile; barren
dead soil
b.
not yielding a return; unproductive
dead capital
13.
certain as death; unerring; sure
a dead shot
14.
exact; precise
dead center
15.
complete; total; absolute
a dead stop
16.
unvarying; undeviating
dead level
17. Informal
very tired; exhausted
18. Electricity
a.
having no current passing through
a dead wire
b.
having lost its charge
a dead battery
19. Printing
set, but no longer needed for use
dead type
20. Sport
a.
no longer in play
a dead ball
b.
barred by a game's rules from making a particular play
noun
21.
the time of greatest darkness, most intense cold, etc.
the dead of night, the dead of winter
adverb
22.
completely; absolutely
dead right
23.
directly
dead ahead
Idioms:
dead in the water
dead to rights
dead to the world
the dead
SYNONYMY NOTE: dead is the general word for someone or something that was alive but is no longer so;, deceased, departed are both euphemistic, esp. for one who has recently died, but the former is largelya legal, and the latter a religious, usage; , late always precedes the name or title of one who has recently died [the late Mr. Green] or of one who preceded the incumbent in some office or function [his late employer]; defunct, applied to a person, is now somewhat rhetorical or jocular, but it is also commonlyused of something that because of failure no longer exists or functions [a defunct government]; extinct is applied to a species, race, etc. that has no living member; , inanimate refers to that which has never had life [inanimate rocks]; lifeless is equivalent to either , dead or , inanimate [her lifeless body, lifeless blocks]
Derived forms
deadness (ˈdeadness)
noun
Word origin
ME ded < OE dēad, akin to ON dauthr, OHG tōt, Goth dauths: orig. pp. of an old v. base appearing in ON deyja, OS dojan, OHG touwen, all < IE base *dheu-, die1
More idioms containing
dead
the dead hand of someone or something
a dead letter
dead on your feet
a dead end
a dead duck
someone wouldn't be seen dead
knock 'em dead
drop dead
dead as a doornail
dead as a dodo
cut someone dead
come back from the dead
over my dead body
flog a dead horse
a dead ringer for someone
dead men's shoes
a dead loss
be dead in the water
a dead weight
dead wood
dead to the world
dead meat
dead men tell no tales
dead from the neck up
Examples of 'dead' in a sentence
dead
He had also been dead for six years.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He may have been dead for a month before he was found.
The Sun (2016)
Police confirmed that nine people were dead with more than two dozen missing.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The victims were declared dead at the scene.
The Sun (2016)
Shot dead - who tells your story?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We want the inquiry to stop dead and be restructured like the one in Australia.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Determined to cover his tracks he went and moved the burnt, charred and dead body of his wife.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I would rather see them dead.
The Sun (2017)
According to less reliable sources, she's actually dead.
The Sun (2016)
You all went to see the dead people.
Max Arthur Lost Voices of the Edwardians: 19011910 in the words of the Men & Women Who WereThere (2006)
They were pronounced dead at the scene.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Today we have a service to mourn another dead soldier.
The Times Literary Supplement (2012)
The skins of the dead horses were said to have been used in multimedia artworks.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
No cold dead eyes or razor teeth.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We know the dead are still alive.
Christianity Today (2000)
The weapons came in by boat in the dead of night.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
What will happen in the dead of winter?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Some said they would rather be dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Some so worried about being interned while not actually dead that they devised tombs with exit doors.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The identities of the dead were also unknown.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She began as a designer but thought that being a buyer looked dead easy and glamorous.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There are some people who stop fashion dead in its tracks.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Our course change put the object dead ahead.
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
The hospitals will be full to overflowing with people who are dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
But this could be the last chance to land what has almost been a dead cert each race weekend.
The Sun (2011)
The survivors find refuge in a mountain hotel and members of the group begin to be found shot dead in the ice outside.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And he should know because he had been exhibiting it all afternoon until a dead leg forced him off for the last quarter.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The only discernible colour in the scene was a dull, dead brown.
Max Hastings Nemesis: The Battle for Japan, 194445 (2007)
His grandmother and mother were both shot dead, leaving him covered in blood as they tried to protect him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Quotations
Dead men tell no tales
Never speak ill of the dead
In other languages
dead
British English: dead /dɛd/ ADJECTIVE
A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
Her husband's been dead a year now.
American English: dead
Arabic: مُتَوَفًّى
Brazilian Portuguese: morto
Chinese: 死的
Croatian: mrtav
Czech: mrtvý
Danish: død
Dutch: dood
European Spanish: muerto
Finnish: kuollut
French: mort
German: tot
Greek: νεκρός
Italian: morto
Japanese: 死んだ
Korean: 죽은
Norwegian: død
Polish: martwy
European Portuguese: morto
Romanian: mort
Russian: мертвый
Latin American Spanish: muerto
Swedish: död
Thai: ตายแล้ว
Turkish: ölü
Ukrainian: мертвий
Vietnamese: chết
British English: dead /dɛd/ ADVERB
Dead means 'precisely' or 'exactly'.
Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.
American English: dead
Arabic: تـَمَاماً
Brazilian Portuguese: completamente
Chinese: 绝对地
Croatian: upravo
Czech: naprosto
Danish: nøjagtig
Dutch: volkomen
European Spanish: justo intensificador
Finnish: todella
French: précisément
German: völlig
Greek: απολύτως
Italian: esattamente
Japanese: 全く
Korean: 완전히
Norwegian: død
Polish: całkowicie martwo
European Portuguese: completamente
Romanian: chiar
Russian: совершенно
Latin American Spanish: completamente
Swedish: döds-
Thai: อย่างแน่นอน
Turkish: ölü
Ukrainian: точно
Vietnamese: một cách chính xác
All related terms of 'dead'
dead on
exactly right
cut dead
to snub completely
dead air
the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission
dead arm
temporary loss of sensation in the arm, caused by a blow to a muscle
dead ball
a way of referring to the ball when it is not in play and cannot be used by any player , usually because it has travelled beyond a boundary line
dead beat
If you are dead-beat , you are very tired and have no energy left.
dead data
data that is no longer relevant
dead duck
If you describe someone or something as a dead duck , you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding .
dead end
If a street is a dead end , there is no way out at one end of it.
dead hand
You can refer to the dead hand of a particular thing when that thing has a bad or depressing influence on a particular situation.
dead-head
To dead-head a plant which is flowering means to remove all the dead flowers from it.
dead heat
If a race or contest is a dead heat , two or more competitors are joint winners , or are both winning at a particular moment in the race or contest. In American English , you can say that a race or contest is in a dead heat .
dead key
a key on the keyboard of a typewriter which does not automatically advance the carriage when depressed
dead leg
temporary loss of sensation in the leg, caused by a blow to a muscle
dead lift
a direct lifting without any mechanical assistance , as of a dead weight
dead load
the intrinsic invariable weight of a structure, such as a bridge . It may also include any permanent loads attached to the structure
dead loss
a person, thing, or situation that is completely useless or unprofitable
dead meat
If you say that someone is dead meat , you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way .
dead men
empty bottles
Dead Sea
a lake between Israel , Jordan , and the West Bank , now 430.5 m (1412 ft) below sea level ; originally 390 m (1285 ft): the lowest lake in the world, with no outlet and very high salinity; outline , esp at the southern end, reduced considerably in recent years. Area: originally about 950 sq km (365 sq miles); by 2016 about 605 sq km (234 sq miles)
dead set
absolutely
dead spot
See blind spot (sense 4 )
dead time
the interval of time immediately following a stimulus , during which an electrical device, component , etc, is insensitive to a further stimulus
dead-tree
printed on paper
dead wire
a wire that is not carrying current
dead wood
People or things that have been used for a very long time and that are no longer considered to be useful can be referred to as dead wood .
dead zone
an area of water that cannot support marine life, being virtually devoid of oxygen due to the presence of nitrates that stimulate algae growth
drop dead!
If you describe someone as, for example , drop-dead gorgeous , you mean that they are so gorgeous that people cannot fail to notice them.
half-dead
very tired
the dead
those who have died
brain-dead
If someone is declared brain-dead , they have suffered brain death .
dead center
the position of maximum ( top dead center ) or minimum ( bottom dead center ) extension of a crank and a connecting rod , in which both are in the same straight line
dead centre
the exact top ( top dead centre ) or bottom ( bottom dead centre ) of the piston stroke in a reciprocating engine or pump
Dead Heart
→ the Dead Heart
dead horse
something that has ceased to be useful or relevant
dead letter
If you say that a law or agreement is a dead letter , you mean that it still exists but people ignore it.
dead march
a piece of solemn funeral music played to accompany a procession , esp at military funerals
dead matter
type that has already been used or is not going to be used
dead-nettle
any Eurasian plant of the genus Lamium, such as L . alba (white dead-nettle), having leaves resembling nettles but lacking stinging hairs : family Lamiaceae ( labiates )
dead point
→ dead center
dead ringer
→ to be a dead ringer for sb
dead season
a period during which there is very little activity either in business or in the political world
dead-stick
designating a landing made by an aircraft or spacecraft without using power
dead stock
farm equipment
dead-stroke
relating to a stroke made that has no kickback or reverberation
dead weight
A dead weight is a load which is surprisingly heavy and difficult to lift .
living dead
people who are very dull and boring
stone-dead
completely lifeless
a dead end
something such as a plan , a project , or a course of action that has no future and will not develop any further
dead account
an account that is no longer being used and on which no transactions have taken place for a considerable length of time
Chinese translation of 'dead'
dead
(dɛd)
adj
(= not alive)[person, animal, plant]死的 (sǐ de)
(= not working)[phone, line]坏(壞)的 (huài de)
[battery]不能再用的 (bùnéng zài yòng de)
(= finished)[cigarette, drink]用完了的 (yòng wán le de)
(= total, absolute)[centre]正 (zhèng)
[silence]完全的 (wánquán de)
adv
(inf, = very) 非常地 (fēicháng de)
dead against (= completely) 绝(絕)对(對)反对(對) (juéduì fǎnduì)
n pl
the dead死者 (sǐzhě)
to drop (down) dead暴毙(斃) (bàobì)
to stop dead突然停止 (tūrán tíngzhǐ)
dead tired精疲力竭 (jīng pí lì jié)
dead on time完全准(準)时(時) (wánquán zhǔnshí)
dead ahead正前方 (zhèng qiánfāng)
dead on target正中目标(標) (zhèng zhòng mùbiāo)
dead centre/in the middle正中央 (zhèng zhōngyāng)
over my dead body! (inf) 绝(絕)对(對)不行！ (juéduì bù xíng!)
the line has gone dead (Tel, interrupted conversation) 通话(話)断(斷)了 (tōnghuà duàn le) (on picking up the receiver) 线(線)路不通 (xiànlù bù tōng)
my leg/arm has gone dead (= numb) 我的腿/胳膊麻了 (wǒ de tuǐ/gēbo má le)
at/in the dead of night夜深人静(靜)时(時) (yèshēn rénjìng shí)
at/in the dead of winter (liter) 在隆冬 (zài lóngdōng)
请勿将 dead 与 died 混淆。died 是动词 die 的过去式和过去分词，表示动作。 She died in 1934 ... Two men have died since the rioting broke out.died 不能用作形容词，要表达形容词词性时应该使用 dead。 More than 2,200 dead birds have been found ... My parents are dead. They died a long time ago.
All related terms of 'dead'
dead end
( street ) 死路 sǐlù [ 条(條) tiáo ]
Dead Sea
▶ the Dead Sea 死海 Sǐ Hǎi
the dead
死者 sǐzhě
dead ahead
正前方 zhèng qiánfāng
dead tired
精疲力竭 jīng pí lì jié
dead against
( completely ) 绝(絕)对(對)反对(對) juéduì fǎnduì
dead on time
完全准(準)时(時) wánquán zhǔnshí
the Dead Sea
死海 Sǐ Hǎi
to stop dead
突然停止 tūrán tíngzhǐ
dead on target
正中目标(標) zhèng zhòng mùbiāo
over my dead body!
( inf ) 绝(絕)对(對)不行！ juéduì bù xíng!
to be presumed dead
被认(認)定死亡 bèi rèndìng sǐwáng
to certify sb dead
确(確)证(證)某人死亡 quèzhèng mǒurén sǐwáng
the line has gone dead
( Tel : interrupted conversation ) 通话(話)断(斷)了 tōnghuà duàn le
the North/Irish/Dead Sea
北/爱(愛)尔(爾)兰(蘭)/死海 Běi/Ài'ěrlán/Sǐ Hǎi
to pronounce sb fit/dead
宣布(佈)某人康复(復)/死亡 xuānbù mǒurén kāngfù/sǐwáng
at/in the dead of night
夜深人静(靜)时(時) yèshēn rénjìng shí
at/in the dead of winter
( liter ) 在隆冬 zài lóngdōng
dead centre/in the middle
正中央 zhèng zhōngyāng
my leg/arm has gone dead
( numb ) 我的腿/胳膊麻了 wǒ de tuǐ/gēbo má le
the accident left four people dead
该(該)事故造成4人死亡 gāi shìgù zàochéng sì rén sǐwáng
to drop (down) dead
暴毙(斃) bàobì
1 (adjective)
Definition
no longer alive
The late president has been dead for a year now.
Synonyms
deceased
his recently deceased mother
gone
The paramedics tried to revive him, but it was too late - he was gone.
departed (euphemistic)
Departed friends can no longer be replaced at my age.
late
my late husband
perished
extinct
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
defunct
the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party
passed away
pushing up (the) daisies
Opposites
living
,
alive
, animate,
existing
,
alive and kicking
2 (adjective)
The polluted and stagnant water seems dead.
Synonyms
inanimate
She thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own.
still
He sat very still for several minutes.
barren (old-fashioned)
a three-year-old barren mare
sterile
a sterile and barren wasteland
stagnant
Mosquitoes have been thriving in stagnant water on building sites.
lifeless
There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless.
inert
He covered the inert body with a blanket
uninhabited
an uninhabited island in the North Pacific
3 (adjective)
It was a horrible, dead little town.
Synonyms
boring
boring television programmes
dull
They can both be rather dull.
dreary
They live such dreary lives.
flat
The past few days have been flat and empty.
plain
stale
The place smelled of stale air and dusty carpets.
lifeless
His novels are shallow and lifeless.
tasteless
The fish was mushy and tasteless.
humdrum
trapped in a humdrum but well-paid job
uninteresting
Why did he choose these pale, nerveless, uninteresting people?
insipid
She pretended to be meek and insipid so that they would underestimate her.
They gave an insipid opening performance in a nil-nil draw.
ho-hum (informal)
vapid
The conversation was vapid and uninteresting.
dead-and-alive
4 (adjective)
This battery's dead.
Synonyms
not working
broken
a broken guitar and a rusty snare drum
useless
He realised that their money was useless in this country.
defective
Retailers can return defective merchandise.
dud (informal)
He replaced a dud valve.
malfunctioning
out of order
The espresso machine is out of order.
inactive
The satellite has been inactive since its launch two years ago.
conked out
inoperative
The mine has been inoperative since May last year.
kaput (informal)
Her film career was kaput.
Opposites
working
,
effective
,
active
,
alive
,
productive
,
operative
,
in use
5 (adjective)
Definition
no longer in use or finished
dead languages
Synonyms
obsolete
The company says the plant is obsolete and does not merit further investment.
old
They got rid of all their old, outdated office equipment.
forgotten
abandoned
ancient
ancient rites
antique
Their aim is to break taboos and change antique laws.
vanished
discarded
lapsed
extinct
Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western World.
archaic
archaic sculpture and porcelain
disused
a disused airfield
superseded
antiquated
The factory is so antiquated, it isn't worth saving.
fossilized
fossilized dinosaur bones
6 (adjective)
Definition
unresponsive
He watched the procedure with cold, dead eyes.
Synonyms
spiritless
The crowds were too spiritless to resist.
cold
He became cold and unfeeling.
dull
We all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm.
wooden
It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad.
glazed
She sat in front of the television with glazed eyes.
indifferent
People have become indifferent to the suffering of others.
callous
a callous and brutal attack on an old man
lukewarm
The study received a lukewarm response from the Home Secretary.
inhuman
unsympathetic
an unsympathetic doctor
apathetic
Many people feel apathetic about the candidates in both parties.
frigid
glassy
There was a remote, glassy look in his eyes.
unresponsive
unfeeling
an unfeeling bully who used his huge size to frighten people
torpid
Opposites
active
,
alive
,
lively
,
animated
,
vivacious
,
alive and kicking
,
full of beans (informal)
7 (adjective)
Definition
(of a limb) numb
My arm had gone dead.
Synonyms
numb
His legs felt numb and his toes ached.
frozen
I'm frozen out here.
paralysed
insensitive
inert
deadened
immobilized
unfeeling
torpid
He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends.
insensible
benumbed
8 (adjective)
Definition
complete or absolute
They hurried about in dead silence.
Synonyms
total
The car was in a total mess.
I mean I'm not a total idiot.
complete
He made me look like a complete idiot.
perfect
She behaved like a perfect fool.
entire
He assured me of his entire confidence in me.
absolute
A sick person needs to have absolute trust in a doctor.
utter
A look of utter confusion swept across his handsome face.
outright
He told me an outright lie.
thorough
I was a thorough little academic snob.
downright
downright bad manners
unqualified
The event was an unqualified success.
9 (adjective)
Definition
very tired
(informal)
I must get some sleep – I'm absolutely dead.
Synonyms
exhausted
She was too exhausted even to think clearly.
tired
He is tired and he has to rest after his long trip.
worn out
I was exhausted – worn out by the strain I'd been under.
spent
After all that exertion, we were completely spent.
wasted
done in (informal)
all in (slang)
Have you eaten? You look all in.
drained
wiped out (informal)
buggered (slang)
sapped
knackered (slang)
I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match.
prostrated
clapped out (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal)
tired out
ready to drop
dog-tired (informal)
zonked (slang)
dead tired
dead beat (informal)
shagged out (British, slang)
worn to a frazzle (informal)
on your last legs (informal)
creamcrackered (British, slang)
(noun)
Definition
a period during which coldness or darkness is most intense
in the dead of night
Synonyms
middle
I was in the middle of the back row.
heart
depth
thick
I enjoy being in the thick of things.
midst
The organisation realised it had a traitor in its midst.
(adverb)
Definition
extremely
You're dead right.
Synonyms
exactly
quite
It is quite clear that we were firing in self defence.
completely
Dozens of flats have been completely destroyed.
I have fallen completely in love with him.
totally
Young people want something totally different from the old ways.
directly
perfectly
These mushrooms are perfectly safe to eat.
fully
She was fully aware of my thoughts.
entirely
The two cases are entirely different.
absolutely
She is absolutely right.
thoroughly
We returned home thoroughly contented.
wholly
The accusation is wholly without foundation.
utterly
The new laws coming in are utterly ridiculous.
consummately
wholeheartedly
unconditionally
to the hilt
James was overdrawn and mortgaged to the hilt.
one hundred per cent
unmitigatedly
proverbs
Dead men tell no talesNever speak ill of the dead
Additional synonyms
in the sense of absolute
Definition
total and complete
A sick person needs to have absolute trust in a doctor.
Synonyms
complete,
total,
perfect,
entire,
pure,
sheer,
utter,
outright,
thorough,
downright,
consummate,
unqualified,
full-on (informal),
out-and-out,
unadulterated,
unmitigated,
dyed-in-the-wool,
thoroughgoing,
unalloyed,
unmixed,
arrant (derogatory),
deep-dyed
in the sense of absolutely
Definition
completely or perfectly
She is absolutely right.
Synonyms
completely,
totally,
perfectly,
quite,
fully,
entirely,
purely,
altogether,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
every inch,
to the hilt,
a hundred per cent,
one hundred per cent,
unmitigatedly,
lock, stock and barrel
in the sense of all in
Have you eaten? You look all in.
Synonyms
tired,
exhausted,
spent,
done in (informal),
flagging,
drained,
fatigued,
weary,
sleepy,
fagged (informal),
whacked (British, informal),
worn out,
drooping,
knackered (slang),
drowsy,
clapped out (British, Australian, New Zealand, informal),