to me, they seem the same, but surely there’s a subtle nuance.

like, for example, i’ve heard: “i thought he died.” and “i thought he was dead” and they seem like synonyms.

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    Mostly right, but “dead” is just an adjective. He is big, he is red, he is dead are all the same format.

    Adverbs are basically just modifiers for adjectives and verbs. He is very big, he is slighty red, he is almost dead, he will die soon.