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lifeless
[ lahyf-lis ]
adjective
- not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate:
lifeless matter.
Synonyms: inorganic
Antonyms: living
- destitute of living things:
a lifeless planet.
- deprived of life; dead:
a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies.
Synonyms: defunct
Antonyms: living
- without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid:
a lifeless performance of a play.
Synonyms: spiritless, sluggish, passive, inert, inactive
Antonyms: lively
- insensible, as a person who has fainted.
lifeless
/ ˈlaɪflɪs /
adjective
- without life; inanimate; dead
- not sustaining living organisms
- having no vitality or animation
- unconscious
Derived Forms
- ˈlifelessness, noun
- ˈlifelessly, adverb
Other Words From
- lifeless·ly adverb
- lifeless·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He said Mr Stockton called 999 shortly after he was left alone with Charlie in a "trusted position of responsibility" on the morning of 12 January, to say the boy had become "lifeless and floppy".
Some houses, seemingly scattered at random, were reduced to rubble with only a lifeless moonscape left behind.
It looks even bleaker for the Dallas Cowboys, who looked lifeless in attack without injured quarterback Dak Prescott as they were demolished 34-6 by the Philadelphia Eagles.
Liverpool put themselves in a tough spot as they trailed Brighton at half-time at Anfield on Saturday before winning 2-1, once again looking listless and lifeless until the spark was provided by Diaz's deadlock-breaker after 61 minutes.
Tua Tagovailoa's return from concussion sparked a big upturn in the Miami Dolphins' lifeless offence, but not enough as Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland booted a 34-yard field goal to seal a 28-27 win for Arizona.
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