departed
adjective
dead.
a dear departed relative
dead,deceased,late,lost,lamented,gone,no more,passed away,passed on,perished,expired,extinct,(as) dead as a doornail,with God,asleep,at peace,demised
adjective
dead.
a dear departed relative
dead,deceased,late,lost,lamented,gone,no more,passed away,passed on,perished,expired,extinct,(as) dead as a doornail,with God,asleep,at peace,demised
adjective
no longer alive.
a dead body
deceased,expired,departed,gone,no more,passed on,passed away,late,lost,lamented,perished,fallen,slain,slaughtered,killed,murdered,lifeless,not breathing,having breathed one’s last,defunct,extinct,inanimate,insentient,insensate,inert,(as) dead as a doornail,six feet under,pushing up daisies,under the sod,with God,asleep,at peace,demised,exanimate
adjective
no longer alive.
a dead body
deceased,expired,departed,gone,no more,passed on,passed away,late,lost,lamented,perished,fallen,slain,slaughtered,killed,murdered,lifeless,not breathing,having breathed one’s last,defunct,extinct,inanimate,insentient,insensate,inert,(as) dead as a doornail,six feet under,pushing up daisies,under the sod,with God,asleep,at peace,demised,exanimate
adjective
no longer alive.
a dead body
deceased,expired,departed,gone,no more,passed on,passed away,late,lost,lamented,perished,fallen,slain,slaughtered,killed,murdered,lifeless,not breathing,having breathed one’s last,defunct,extinct,inanimate,insentient,insensate,inert,(as) dead as a doornail,six feet under,pushing up daisies,under the sod,with God,asleep,at peace,demised,exanimate
adverb
absolutely; completely.
you’re dead right
completely,absolutely,totally,utterly,deadly,perfectly,entirely,wholly,fully,quite,thoroughly,unreservedly,definitely,certainly,positively,unconditionally,categorically,unquestionably,no doubt,undoubtedly,without a doubt,without question,surely,unequivocally,exactly,precisely,decisively,conclusively,manifestly,in every way,in every respect,one hundred per cent,every inch,to the hilt
adjective
in a state of peaceful happiness.
he seemed more content, less bitter
contented,satisfied,pleased,gratified,fulfilled,happy,cheerful,cheery,glad,delighted,tranquil,unworried,untroubled,at ease,at peace,comfortable,serene,placid,complacent
verb
satisfy (someone).
nothing would content her apart from going off to Barcelona
soothe,pacify,placate,appease,please,mollify,make happy,satisfy,still,silence,quieten,quiet
noun
a state of satisfaction.
the greater part of the century was a time of content
contentment,contentedness,satisfaction,fulfilment,happiness,pleasure,cheerfulness,gladness,gratification,ease,comfort,restfulness,well-being,peace,equanimity,serenity,tranquillity,placidity,placidness,repletion,complacency,self-content
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