not dead
Heart still beating
Not dead means still alive, though often implying a closer call than simply being alive would suggest.
He's not dead, just unconscious.
The phrase can describe things that remain viable or functional: The project isn't dead yet.
It sometimes carries dark humor about barely surviving: Another Monday—not dead, so that's something.
- aliveHaving current existence
- livingCurrently having breath
- alive and kickingHealthy and active
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- survivingRemaining alive or intact
still with us · vital · signs of life · animate · awake · conscious · beating · thriving · undead · zombie · immortal · pulse · heartbeat · kicking · playing possum · resurrected · revived · reborn