Dead and Nonliving

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Dead adjective - No longer living.

Usage example: I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather

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

Nearby Word: deadly

Nonliving adjective - Not endowed with life.

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Dead and nonliving are semantically related. You can use "Dead" instead an adjective "Nonliving".

Perhaps it is the thought of the soul of the dead that doesn't stay dead, perhaps it's because nonliving things aren't supposed to move on their own, or perhaps the afterlife doesn't like them.

Source: Friendly Ghost

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Nonliving or Dead. 2016. Accessed September 28, 2023. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/nonliving.

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