drop-dead

Strikingly, breathtakingly beautiful

Drop-dead is an intensifier meaning stunningly or extremely, almost always modifying attractive: drop-dead gorgeous, drop-dead beautiful.

The image suggests beauty so striking it could kill you.

As an adjective, a drop-dead deadline is absolutely final—miss it and the project dies.

gorgeous

breathtaking

Astonishingly beautiful or exciting

radiant · glamorous · alluring · captivating · ravishing · knockout · showstopping · bombshell · striking · sensational

deadline

final

Last and decisive

cutoff · firm · absolute · hard · immovable · fixed · strict · urgent · critical · make-or-break

shock

astonishment

Intense sudden wonder

gobsmacked · thunderstruck · speechless · stunned · floored · blindsided · staggered · shell-shocked · aghast · bowled-over

Categories
Opposites
intensity of attractiveness

drop-deadhomely

Unattractive in appearance

plain · unremarkable · nondescript · forgettable · mousy

aesthetic quality

drop-deadhideous

Extremely unpleasant to see

grotesque · repulsive · ugly · ghastly · frightful

degree of emphasis/intensity

drop-deadmildly

In a gentle way

slightly · somewhat · barely · vaguely · moderately

Family

deadly, dribble, dropped, dropping, deadline, deaden, dropout, deadpan, dropper

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG