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Dead as a Adjective has these synonyms:

barren, unfruitful, infertile, unproductive
Example: That area off the coast is dead as far as fishing goes.

boring, dull, tedious, tiresome, monotonous, prosaic, uninteresting, run-of-the-mill, ordinary, commonplace, dry, insipid, bland, flat, two-dimensional, lifeless, stiff, rigid, stony
Example: The play was bad, the performance dead.

certain, sure, unerring, exact, precise, accurate, crack
Example: According to the records, Calamity Jane was a dead shot.

complete, entire, total, absolute, downright, thorough, through and through, utter, all-out, out-and-out, unqualified, unrelieved, unbroken, categorical, outright
Example: My investment in the anti-gravity pill has so far been a dead loss.

completely, entirely, absolutely, totally, utterly, categorically, thoroughly, unconditionally, unqualifiedly
Example: You are dead right about Pontefract.

deceased, defunct, extinct, gone, departed, late, lifeless, no more, done for, gone for a burton
Example: Both his parents are dead, his only brother lives inalia. Lycidas is dead, dead ere his prime.

dull, lustreless, flat, neutral, vapid, empty, bland, colourless, grey, beige, dun
Example: The walls of the prison were painted a dead white.

dull, muffled, deadened, anechoic, unresounding, non-resonant
Example: One room in the laboratory was built to be dead to all sound.

extinct, obsolete, perished, past, outmoded, disused, expired, passe
Example: Latin is a dead language.

inanimate, lifeless, inert, inorganic
Example: Dead stones speak volumes to the geologist.

insensate, insensible, numb, paralysed, benumbed, unfeeling
Example: After the accident, my left thumb was completely dead.

insensible, unconscious, out, dead to the world, deathlike, deathly
Example: At the news of her son, she fell in a dead faint.

insensitive, unemotional, unfeeling, emotionless, apathetic, lukewarm, cool, cold, frigid, unresponsive, unsympathetic, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested, numb, wooden, callous, hardened, impervious, inured, inert
Example: He has always been dead to others' problems.

out, smothered, extinguished
Example: The fire is dead.

profound, deep
Example: I fell into a dead sleep.

stagnant, motionless, still, standing, static, inert, unmoving, inactive, quiet, calm
Example: There were small pools of dead water covered with a green slime. Without a breath of air stirring, the boat was dead in the water.

sudden, abrupt, complete, full
Example: The train came to a dead stop.

tired (out), exhausted, worn out, fatigued, tired out, spent, collapsing, in a state of collapse, bushed, beat, knackered, pooped
Example: We were completely dead after the hike into town.

Dead as a Adverb has these synonyms:

completely, entirely, absolutely, totally, abruptly, suddenly
Example: He stopped dead in his tracks and stared at me.

depth(s), extreme, midst, middle
Example: She used to visit his room in the dead of night.

directly, exactly, precisely
Example: An enormous maelstrom lay dead ahead of the fragile craft.

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