" dead "

1: no longer living;

  * e.g., " ... I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather "

•  Synonyms : 

•  asleep,

•  breathless,

•  cold,

•  deceased,

•  defunct,

•  demised,

•  departed,

•  fallen,

•  gone,

•  late,

•  lifeless,

•  low

•  Antonyms : 

•  alive,

•  animate,

•  breathing,

•  going,

•  live,

•  living,

•  quick

2: lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation;

  * e.g., " ... the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  comatose,

•  sleepy,

•  slow

•  Antonyms : 

•  alive,

•  animated,

•  astir,

•  bustling,

•  busy,

•  buzzing,

•  flourishing,

•  humming,

•  lively,

•  thriving,

•  vibrant

3: depleted in strength, energy, or freshness;

  * e.g., " ... a long day of traveling left them just dead "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all in,

•  aweary,

•  beat,

•  beaten,

•  bleary,

•  burned-out,

•  bushed,

•  done,

•  drained,

•  exhausted,

•  fatigued,

•  jaded,

•  knackered,

•  limp,

•  logy,

•  played out,

•  pooped,

•  prostrate,

•  spent,

•  tapped out,

•  tired,

•  tuckered (out),

•  washed-out,

•  wearied,

•  weary,

•  wiped out,

•  worn,

•  worn-out

•  Antonyms : 

•  unwearied

1: in a direct line or course;

  * e.g., " ... the finish line is dead ahead "

•  Synonyms : 

•  direct,

•  directly,

•  due,

•  plumb,

•  plump,

•  right,

•  straight,

•  straightway

•  Antonyms : 

•  indirectly

2: to a full extent or degree;

  * e.g., " ... I'm dead certain that's the one I want "

•  Synonyms : 

•  all,

•  all of,

•  all over,

•  altogether,

•  clean,

•  completely,

•  enough,

•  entire,

•  entirely,

•  even,

•  exactly,

•  fast,

•  flat,

•  full,

•  fully,

•  heartily,

•  out,

•  perfectly,

•  plumb,

•  quite,

•  soundly,

•  thoroughly,

•  through and through,

•  totally,

•  utterly,

•  well,

•  wholly,

•  wide

•  Antonyms : 

•  half,

•  halfway,

•  incompletely,

•  part,

•  partially,

•  partly

1: the state of being dead;

  * e.g., " ... it's impossible to raise someone from the dead "

•  Synonyms : 

•  deadness,

•  death,

•  grave,

•  lifelessness,

•  nothingness,

•  sleep

•  Antonyms : 

•  existence,

•  life

1: as in analogy, code word;

•  Synonyms : 

•  analogy,

•  circumlocution,

•  code word,

•  crank,

•  euphemism,

•  simile,

•  conceit,

•  metaphor,

•  device,

•  catachresis,

•  mixed metaphor

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in speculation, guessing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  guessing,

•  guesswork,

•  speculation,

•  hypothesis,

•  hypothetical,

•  theory,

•  thesis,

•  hunch,

•  intuition,

•  conjecture,

•  guess,

•  shot,

•  supposition,

•  surmise,

•  belief,

•  faith

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in closes, cul-de-sacs;

•  Synonyms : 

•  closes,

•  cul-de-sacs,

•  arterials,

•  arteries,

•  avenues,

•  boulevards,

•  carriageways,

•  drags,

•  drives,

•  expressways,

•  freeways,

•  high roads,

•  highways,

•  passes,

•  pike,

•  roads,

•  roadways,

•  routes,

•  rows,

•  thoroughfares,

•  thruways,

•  traces,

•  turnpikes,

•  ways,

•  causeways,

•  backstreets,

•  branches,

•  bystreets,

•  byways,

•  crossroads,

•  secondary roads,

•  shunpikes,

•  side roads,

•  side streets,

•  alleys,

•  alleyways,

•  circles,

•  lanes,

•  laneways,

•  mews,

•  places,

•  corridors,

•  tracks,

•  trails

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: as in problems, Mexican standoffs;

•  Synonyms : 

•  binds,

•  bottlenecks,

•  corners,

•  dilemmas,

•  fixes,

•  holes,

•  jams,

•  morasses,

•  pickles,

•  pinches,

•  plights,

•  predicaments,

•  quagmires,

•  quandaries,

•  spots,

•  deadlocks,

•  gridlocks,

•  halts,

•  impasses,

•  logjams,

•  Mexican standoffs,

•  stalemates,

•  standoffs,

•  standstills,

•  problems,

•  difficulties

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in speculations, guesswork;

•  Synonyms : 

•  guesswork,

•  speculations,

•  hypotheses,

•  hypotheticals,

•  theories,

•  theses,

•  hunches,

•  intuitions,

•  conjectures,

•  guesses,

•  shots,

•  suppositions,

•  surmises,

•  beliefs,

•  faiths

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in analogies, code words;

•  Synonyms : 

•  analogies,

•  circumlocutions,

•  code words,

•  cranks,

•  euphemisms,

•  similes,

•  conceits,

•  metaphors,

•  devices,

•  catachreses,

•  mixed metaphors

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in close, cul-de-sac;

•  Synonyms : 

•  close,

•  cul-de-sac,

•  arterial,

•  artery,

•  avenue,

•  boulevard,

•  carriageway,

•  drag,

•  drive,

•  expressway,

•  freeway,

•  high road,

•  highway,

•  pass,

•  pike,

•  road,

•  roadway,

•  route,

•  row,

•  thoroughfare,

•  thruway,

•  trace,

•  turnpike,

•  way,

•  causeway,

•  backstreet,

•  branch,

•  bystreet,

•  byway,

•  crossroad,

•  secondary road,

•  shunpike,

•  side road,

•  side street,

•  alley,

•  alleyway,

•  circle,

•  lane,

•  laneway,

•  mews,

•  place,

•  corridor,

•  track,

•  trail

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

2: as in problem, Mexican standoff;

•  Synonyms : 

•  bind,

•  bottleneck,

•  corner,

•  dilemma,

•  fix,

•  hole,

•  jam,

•  morass,

•  pickle,

•  pinch,

•  plight,

•  predicament,

•  quagmire,

•  quandary,

•  spot,

•  deadlock,

•  gridlock,

•  halt,

•  impasse,

•  logjam,

•  Mexican standoff,

•  stalemate,

•  standoff,

•  standstill,

•  problem,

•  difficulty

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in paper money, folding money;

•  Synonyms : 

•  folding money,

•  paper money,

•  scrip,

•  coinage,

•  specie,

•  banknote,

•  cashier's check,

•  check,

•  draft,

•  money order,

•  note,

•  promissory note,

•  bread,

•  buck,

•  cabbage,

•  cash,

•  change,

•  chips,

•  coin,

•  currency,

•  dough,

•  gold,

•  green,

•  jack,

•  kale,

•  legal tender,

•  lolly,

•  long green,

•  loot,

•  lucre,

•  money,

•  moola,

•  needful,

•  pelf,

•  scratch,

•  shekels,

•  tender,

•  wampum,

•  bill,

•  dollar,

•  greenback,

•  bankroll,

•  capital,

•  finances,

•  funds,

•  roll,

•  wad,

•  wallet,

•  chump change,

•  dibs,

•  dime,

•  mite,

•  peanuts,

•  pittance,

•  shoestring,

•  big bucks,

•  bomb,

•  boodle,

•  bundle,

•  earth,

•  fortune,

•  king's ransom,

•  megabucks,

•  mint,

•  packet,

•  pile,

•  pot,

•  abundance,

•  means,

•  opulence,

•  riches,

•  treasure,

•  wealth,

•  resources,

•  wherewithal

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)