Dead and Nebbish

Dead

Dead adjective - No longer living.

Nebbish and dead are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nebbish" instead an adjective "Dead".

Nearby Word: deadly

Nebbish

Nebbish noun - (Yiddish) a timid unfortunate simpleton.
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Synonyms for Nebbish

Dead and nebbish are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dead" instead an adjective "Nebbish".

Both words in one sentence

  • Ash from the Evil Dead movies starts out as something of a nebbish, but by the last scene of the third film, has grown to become an Ace.
    Source: The Ace
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