The difference between Asleep and Deceased

When used as adjectives, asleep means in a state of sleep, whereas deceased means no longer alive, dead.


Deceased is also noun with the meaning: a dead person.

check bellow for the other definitions of Asleep and Deceased

  1. Asleep as an adjective:

    In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.

    Examples:

    "I was asleep when you called."

    "Never disturb a man asleep."

  2. Asleep as an adjective (slang):

    Inattentive.

    Examples:

    "How could you miss that? Were you asleep?"

  3. Asleep as an adjective (of a body part):

    Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.

    Examples:

    "My arm fell asleep. You know, like pins and needles."

  4. Asleep as an adjective (euphemistic):

    dead

  1. Deceased as an adjective:

    No longer alive, dead

  2. Deceased as an adjective:

    Belonging to the dead.

  3. Deceased as an adjective (legal):

    One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.

  1. Deceased as a noun:

    A dead person.

    Examples:

    "The deceased was interred in his local churchyard."

    "a memorial to the deceased of two World Wars"

  2. Deceased as a noun (legal):

    One who has died. In property law, the alternate term decedent is generally used in US English. In criminal law, “the deceased” refers to the victim of a homicide.