decapitated
Lost one's head
Decapitated means having had the head cut off.
A decapitated body is headless, whether from execution, accident, or violence: The decapitated corpse was found near the railroad tracks.
Figuratively, an organization is decapitated when its leadership is suddenly removed: The raid decapitated the cartel's command structure.
Having no one directing
- headlessLacking a head
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- rudderlessLacking guidance or direction
- disorganizedLacking systematic arrangement
dysfunctional · crippled · paralyzed · directionless · gutted · dismantled · broken · incapacitated
Predatory insect with grasping forelegs
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
- insectSix-legged invertebrate
- reflexInvoluntary stimulus response
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
twitching · hydra · regeneration · planarian · headless · specimen · dissection · laboratory
Vertical beheading apparatus
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- severedCut off completely
block · axe · condemned · Marie Antoinette · French Revolution · headsman · chopping block · Anne Boleyn
Reanimated dead body
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- headless horsemanRider lacking cranium
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
- Sleepy HollowHaunted New York hamlet
ghoul · supernatural · haunted · specter · apparition · Ichabod Crane · ghost · macabre
leaderless
Having no one directing
- headlessLacking a head
- organizationStructured group with purpose
- rudderlessLacking guidance or direction
disorganized · dysfunctional · crippled · paralyzed · directionless · gutted · dismantled · broken · incapacitated · weakened
praying mantis
Predatory insect with grasping forelegs
nerve · twitching · hydra · regeneration · planarian · headless · specimen · dissection · laboratory · scientific
guillotine
Vertical beheading apparatus
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
- executionerOne who kills condemned
- bladeFlat cutting edge
severed · block · axe · condemned · Marie Antoinette · French Revolution · headsman · chopping block · Anne Boleyn · traitor
zombie
Reanimated dead body
- undeadDeceased yet animate
- headless horsemanRider lacking cranium
- monsterFrightening imaginary creature
Sleepy Hollow · ghoul · supernatural · haunted · specter · apparition · Ichabod Crane · ghost · macabre · frightening
severed head
Removed cranium, detached
bloody · slain · victim · forensic · crime scene · horror · machete · brutal · mutilated · dismembered
decapitatedheaded
Directed one's course
intact · whole · unmutilated · in one piece · unharmed
- decapitation strikeAttack on enemy command
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