Definition for Dead duck:

• something doomed to failure; " he finally admitted that the legislation was a dead duck"; " the idea of another TV channel is now a dead duck"; " as theories go, that's a dead duck"

Synonyms for Dead duck:

• adj.

  •desperate (adjective)
  • sad,
  • Desponding,
  • forlorn,
  • wretched,
  • sunk,
  • vain,
  • despondent,
  • hard up,
  • irremediable,
  • downcast,
  • despairing,
  • gone,
  • inconsolable,
  • futile,
  • useless.
  •doomed (adjective)
  • damned,
  • threatened,
  • convicted,
  • done for,
  • overthrown,
  • Sentenced,
  • done,
  • foreordained,
  • lost,
  • cut down,
  • ruined,
  • unfortunate,
  • kiss of death,
  • bedeviled,
  • reprobate,
  • fey,
  • predestined,
  • undone,
  • ill-fated,
  • luckless,
  • destroyed,
  • cursed,
  • wrecked,
  • que sera sera,
  • bewitched,
  • overwhelmed,
  • suppressed.
  •hopeless (adjective)
  • desperate.

• n.

  •sitting duck (noun)
  • babe in the woods,
  • easy pickings,
  • toast,
  • babe in woods,
  • pushover,
  • sinecure,
  • soft touch,
  • easy victim,
  • sinecures,
  • dead meat,
  • vulnerable,
  • lamb.
  •state (noun)
  • dead duck.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • also-ran,
  • second best,
  • underachiever,
  • quitter,
  • fall guy,
  • fair game,
  • failure,
  • lame duck,
  • fuck up,
  • lost cause.
  •
  • patsy,
  • clunker,
  • disaster,
  • loser,
  • punching bag,
  • scapegoat.
  •
  • target.
  •Other relevant words:
  • sitting duck,
  • lemon,
  • fizzle,
  • gosling,
  • nonentity,
  • dud,
  • washout,
  • flop,
  • incompetent,
  • non-starter,
  • lead balloon.

Antonyms for Dead duck:

• adj.

  • desperate
    joyful, hopeful, contented, satisfactory, cheerful, confident, content, secure, unworried, satisfied, happy, calm.
  • doomed
    restored, successful, saved, lucky, intact, protected, blessed, nice.

Homophones for Dead duck:

• doohickey, dacha, dug, disguise, dis, dec, disk cache, doze, daze, dizygous, decoy, deck-house, 366 days, decease, DTIC, decoke, dodge, disc-jockey, dusk, dehisce, doc, deutzia, De Sica, detach, detusk, dg, deeds, discus, desk, duds, degas, dag, deixis, dig, dds, dozy, diathesis, days, dago, dekko, dace, duke, DoJ, doge, dkg, DECO, duchy, duteous, detox, dish, dais, discuss, dice, detick, dacca, douse, dhegiha, day watch, dawes, dassie, dak, dec 25, dotage, deathwatch, disuse, dts, deuce, dietetics, dough, dias, duck's egg, dock, doss, dyadic, duck sauce, dose, doggo, daishiki, dike, digs, dickie, dusky, doughy, dashiki, dukas, dyke, dixie, Dutch Hoe, disco, doggy, dec 24, Diesis, dog, dockage, DCI, do the dishes, dachsie, dash, dosshouse, dicky, dogie, de-ice, dietetic, DC, disa, ds, doxy, diaz, duse, diss, decius, daisy, disk-jockey, dead sea, dicey, death tax, dizzy, desex, disc jockey, decay, dutch, dos, das, dioecious, doghouse, duck, disk jockey, diazo, dachau, doggie, dosage, duchess, dyschezia, d.c., deice, de-access, dishy, dodgy, dika, deduce, dogy, disk, douche, duce, dog house, death house, disk access, dick, Dhaka, degage, dagga, DoJC, death wish, dyaus, 365 days, disease, discase, dj, des, dickey, dix, degauss, dowse, diocese, deuce-ace, disc, dhak, deck, ducky, ditch, daucus, dog show.

Hyponym for Dead duck:

• n.

  • state
    failure.