Dead and Spirited

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Dead

Dead adjective - Of, relating to, or suggestive of death.
Usage example: fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news
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Spirited is an antonym for dead in topics: complete, indifferent, not working, no longer alive.
Nearby Word: deadly

Spirited

Spirited adjective - Marked by a lively display of strong feeling.
Usage example: the town meeting featured a spirited debate about the proposed ban on skateboarding in the plaza downtown
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Dead is an antonym for spirited.
Nearby Words: spirit, spiritual, spiritedly, spiriting
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  • Despite being dead, Emily of Corpse Bride plays the more spirited counterpart to the film's other heroine, a proper lady quite appropriately named Victoria.
    Source: Spirited Young Lady
  • Video Game / Until Dawn Karma Houdini: At the start of the game, a large percentage of the characters carry out a mean-spirited prank that causes two of their friends to go missing, presumably dead.
    Source: Video Game / Until Dawn
  • Also a subversion with the case of Alizabeth Bequin: she was in a coma and written off as dead by the end of the series, but she survived at least for a time, and her comatose body was spirited away by another subversive group...
    Source: "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue aka: Where Are They Now
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