undead

adjective

un·dead ˌən-ˈded

: not dead : returned from or as if from death

It may be someone I don't want to see—from the undead past, an ex-lover, my ex-best friend.—

Lynne Tillman

especially, in stories about vampires and zombies : reanimated after death by supernatural means

undead creatures

We would all recognize a vampire if we saw one, that 'undead' soul who rises from the grave to gorge himself upon the blood of the living, thereby creating further generations of vampires. —

Roy Porter

—often used as a collective noun

Zombies apparently never brush. Witness the rotten chompers flashed by lumbering hordes of hungry undead in this dexterous thriller … —

People

—used especially as the undead

A brainy young philosophy graduate student … gets sucked into the nightmare world of the undead in Abel Ferrara's black-and-white indie vampire tale. —

Entertainment Weekly

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Robert Eggers is bringing a classic vampire story back from the undead. —

Vulture, 1 Oct. 2022 Outside, Joel and Ellie listen to the shrieks of the burning undead. —

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2023 The series stars Jacob Batalon as Reginald Andres, navigating obstacles in the undead life — like a bully boss and an unrequited crush — while figuring out his own powers. —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Jan. 2023 Capitalizing on the resurgence of the bloodsucking undead, Waititi flips the script. —

Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2022 See all Example Sentences for undead