undead

[uhn-ded] / ˌʌnˈdɛd /

ADJECTIVE

no longer alive but animated by a supernatural force

Synonyms

STRONG

demonic exanimate possessed

WEAK

fiendish ghostly haunted soulless spectral supernatural

Antonyms

STRONG

alive living

WEAK

unhaunted

Example Sentences

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Here are three tips to help you navigate the undead monetary mire.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026

Leigh Price, 51, from Builth Wells, said he was not prepping for hordes of the undead roaming the landscape, as many might assume, but for much more real threats.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

Yet commonalities remain: One remedy for vampirism, found on several continents, was to exhume the undead corpse and to drink what was left of its blood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

One by one, they are turned into vampires by Kurt Barlow, ostensibly a furniture salesman but in fact a Pied Piper of the undead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

He was a grown fox, undead for more years than most animals lived.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman