Dead
Dead adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Usage example: there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance
Total is a synonym for dead in complete topic. In some cases you can use "Total" instead an adjective "Dead", when it comes to topics like big.
Nearby Word: deadly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Turnabout Storm: Cruise Control, who has so far been a total doof, turns dead serious for a few seconds to tell Apple Bloom that big brothers always care for their siblings, perplexing Twilight.
Source: Big Brother Instinct / Fan Works -
Also, shortly after that, after the Big Bad is dead, the survivors that had fled underground to escape a total obliteration of life on the surface, get their first look at a clear blue sky, and a sun not reddened by ash and smoke.
Source: First Time in the Sun - An episode of Night Court dealt with a soldier who had been declared dead and came home to find out his wife had remarried to a total nerd.
Source: Legally Dead
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Total and Dead. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/total
Dead & Total. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/total>.
Total or Dead. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dead/total.
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