Attending and Dead

Attending

Attending adjective - Being within the confines of a specified place.
Usage example: a surprise arrest of the operator of an illegal gambling joint and all attending employees

Dead is an antonym for attending.

Nearby Words: attend, attendant, attended, attendance

Dead

Dead adjective - No longer living.

Attending is an antonym for dead.

Nearby Word: deadly

Both words in one sentence

  • After he was told there's no rule against dead kids attending school, he simply establish the rule, subverting the trope.
  • While they are eating, Benjamin realizes that he is actually attending what his parents consider his funeral, since they will consider him dead once they leave.
  • Film / River's Edge Nothing else really happens or gets resolved at the end, except for the teens attending two funerals for two dead friends.
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