deathless

adjective

ˈdeth-ləs How to pronounce deathless (audio)
Definition of deathlessnext
as in immortal
lasting forever an author who craved deathless fame

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Recent Examples of deathless This might sound like the prelude to a sci-fi tale of deathless human-tardigrade hybrids, but the reality is more mundane. — Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 10 July 2024 Karma wins in the end, but so does fiction—and there, waiting for the right moment to make a pass from your nightstand, the Shining Prince is truly deathless. — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 June 2025 There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining. — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026 Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman). — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deathless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deathless
  1. immortal
  2. eternal
  3. endless
Adjective
  • Bond villain Hugo Drax) imagines a vast, floating city suspended in darkness, inhabited by immortal beings who, out of boredom, begin tinkering with the construct of time.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Lobo As the cigar-smoking, alien, bounty hunter who teams up with Supergirl, Lobo possesses immense strength and is essentially immortal, having lived for hundreds of years.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
Definition of immortal
Adjective
  • If so, is even that level enough to beat his eternal rival, Pogačar?
    — Torrey Hart, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • All that is simply the evidence of the novel’s global reach and its timelessness – or put another way, its eternal cultural relevance – at work.
    — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of eternal
Adjective
  • Asteroids are notoriously difficult to spot from Earth against the endless darkness of space.
    — Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • In the early Seventies, demand for gauzy evocations of the past was nearly endless.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of endless

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