BRAIN-DEAD Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

brain-dead

adjective

ˈbrān-ˌded

Definition of brain-dead

as in dumb

not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily it seems like she's always doing some brain-dead thing or another

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Recent Examples of brain-dead After becoming the longest-serving ADA on the series, Barba resigned amidst his controversial decision to pull the plug on a brain-dead child. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026 The patient was brain-dead, and the procedure, which was performed in China, was a trial, but the organs — from a pig genetically modified to improve compatibility with human immune systems — were not immediately rejected. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 7 June 2026 The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner classified Robinson as brain-dead on March 2, issuing what is known as a demographic report, a document the office routinely issues following someone's death. — David Clarey, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026 Vargas Arellano was in a hospital, brain-dead and comatose for a week before ICE released him, and had contracted COVID-19 at the facility, according to his family and their lawyers, who are suing GEO Group over his death. — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for brain-dead

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The State’s humor is an interesting mixture of extremely dumb and self-aware.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 July 2026
Mayhem comes to a coastal New England town in the form of a killer shark who hunts anybody dumb enough to get in the water.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of dumb

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As for the volunteers, the goal is simple—help someone stay safe before the heat turns into an emergency.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Evidence for at-home tools is thinner than for professional manual drainage, but the simplest options can offer mild circulation and surface-lymph support at a low price.

— Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026

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