deceased vs dead

dead vs deceased

deceased and dead both are nouns.

deceased and dead both are adjectives.

deceased is not an adverb while dead is an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deceased	Yes	Yes	No	No
dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

deceased (noun)	dead (noun)
someone who is no longer alive	people who are no longer living
	a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

deceased (adjective)	dead (adjective)
dead	no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
	not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
	the complete stoppage of an action
	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

deceased (adverb)	dead (adverb)
	completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
	quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

Difference between deceased and dead

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