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dead vs asleep

asleep vs dead

dead is a noun but asleep is not a noun.

dead and asleep both are adjectives.

dead and asleep both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dead Yes Yes No Yes
asleep No Yes No Yes
dead (noun) asleep (noun)
people who are no longer living
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
dead (adjective) asleep (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life in a state of sleep
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat dead
the complete stoppage of an action lacking sensation
not surviving in active use
physically inactive
devoid of activity
lacking resilience or bounce
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
devoid of physical sensation; numb
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance
dead (adverb) asleep (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers into a sleeping state
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation in the sleep of death
Difference between dead and asleep

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