Dead and Over

Dead

Dead adjective - No longer living.

Over is a synonym for dead in finished topic. In some cases you can use "Over" instead an adjective "Dead", when it comes to topics like extinct, vanished.

Nearby Word: deadly

Over

Over adjective - Brought or having come to an end.
Usage example: the play is over now

Dead is a synonym for over in extinct topic. Sometimes you can use "Dead" instead the word "Over" as an adjective or an adverb, if it concerns topics such as vanished, at an end.

Both words in one sentence

  • He repeats the gesture and the samurai falls over, knocking down all the rest of them as well and revealing that they had been dead the whole time.
  • She has no idea that she is really dead even while other characters keep telling it to her over and over again.
  • Storming the Castle The good guys lose twenty dead and over a hundred badly hurt to zero gain.
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