All dead duck synonyms
dead duck
D d adj dead duck
- hopeless β providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- forlorn β desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
- vain β excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- futile β incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- despondent β If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- ill-fated β destined, as though by fate, to an unhappy or unfortunate end: an ill-fated voyage.
- wrecked β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- downcast β directed downward, as the eyes.
- goner β a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- cursed β If you are cursed with something, you are very unlucky in having it.
- done β past participle of do1 .
- overwhelmed β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- fated β subject to, guided by, or predetermined by fate; destined.
- destroyed β to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- unfortunate β suffering from bad luck: an unfortunate person.
- reprobate β a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person: a drunken reprobate.
- threatened β to utter a threat against; menace: He threatened the boy with a beating.
- lost β no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- ruined β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- undone β brought to destruction or ruin.
- bewitched β to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over.
- damned β Damned is used by some people to emphasize what they are saying, especially when they are angry or frustrated.
- convicted β to prove or declare guilty of an offense, especially after a legal trial: to convict a prisoner of a felony.
- predestined β to destine in advance; foreordain; predetermine: He seemed predestined for the ministry.
- foreordained β to ordain or appoint beforehand.
- menaced β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- suppressed β to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
- bedeviled β to torment or harass maliciously or diabolically, as with doubts, distractions, or worries.
- in the cards β a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3β³ Γ 5β³ file card; a membership card.
- unredeemed β to buy or pay off; clear by payment: to redeem a mortgage.
- despairing β marked by or resulting from despair; hopeless or desperate
- gone β past participle of go1 .
- hard up β not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- inconsolable β not able to be comforted or consoled; disconsolate: She was inconsolable when her son died.
- irremediable β not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair: irremediable conduct.
- useless β of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
- wretched β very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.
- back to the wall β (Idiomatic) (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.
- desponding β to be depressed by loss of hope, confidence, or courage.
- in the soup β a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
noun dead duck
- pushover β Informal. anything done easily.
- babe in the woods β a baby or child.
- soft touch β a person who is easily convinced, especially to give or lend money: a soft touch for charities.
- toast β a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- vulnerable β capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a weapon: a vulnerable part of the body.
- lamb β Charles ("Elia") 1775β1834, English essayist and critic.
- dead meat β If you say that someone is dead meat, you mean that they are in very serious trouble that may result in them being hurt or injured in some way.
- sinecure β an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.