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dead

Definition for dead

adjective as in physically or emotionally numb; insensitive

adjective as in not working

adjective as in without vitality; boring; dull

Strong match

torpid

adverb as in completely or exactly

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Example Sentences

A dead moray eel washed ashore near Laguna Niguel over the weekend, creeping out beachgoers.

Federal authorities arrested the purported dead man in Riverside on Tuesday, charging Gutierrez-Ochoa with international drug trafficking and money laundering offenses.

Similarly, after the Greek government began checking on people receiving pensions, about 70% of all alleged centenarians in the country turned out to be dead.

Elle suffered skull fractures and a cardiac arrest, and was pronounced dead in hospital an hour after the attack.

From BBC

The chief prosecutor at that time also sought arrest warrants for three senior figures from Hamas, all of whom are now confirmed or believed dead.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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