Dead and Pert

Opposite meaning words

Dead adjective - Of, relating to, or suggestive of death.

Usage example: fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news

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Pert is an antonym for dead.

Nearby Word: deadly

Pert adjective - Having much high-spirited energy and movement.

Usage example: a pert girl who is a member of the cheerleading squad

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Dead is an antonym for pert.

Nearby Word: pertly

Pert had storylines where other characters believed them to be dead, but they turned out not to be.

Source: Comic Strip / Gasoline Alley

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Pert and Dead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/pert

Dead & Pert. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/pert>.

Pert or Dead. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/pert.

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