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

Thanks to the two stars’ efforts, a franchise that was once merely undead is now thrillingly alive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

If fear of the undead is a human universal, is it a consequence of common cognition, as some psychologists suggest, or cultural transmission, as anthropologists might prefer?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

These dogs are trained to alert on shamblers, barking loudly and getting right vicious when they smell the undead.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland