LIFELESS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

lifeless

adjective

ˈlīf-ləs

Definition of lifeless

as in dead

no longer living the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized

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Recent Examples of lifeless As one of their first witnesses, prosecutors called Karena Rosario, who found her roommate's lifeless, battered body. — CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 And at the same time, that image of Faye’s blue face, glazed-over eyes, and lifeless stare is going to follow me for a while. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Taking victory laps after beating a jetlagged Rams squad and a lifeless Dolphins outfit isn’t exactly ironclad science. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 There’s so much premeditation and passion into doing that, and to actually play that with no music and just the sound and the banality of a lifeless body being hit by some blunt instrument is very viscerally upsetting. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeless

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Police said Sunday that a 65-year-old man was found dead on a sidewalk near an entrance to Disneyland in Anaheim.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
The vehicle arrived at a hospital, where Kohen was pronounced dead, and another individual was critically injured, according to authorities.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of dead

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Later in the day, a California Highway Patrol helicopter located a deceased climber on that route, but a storm system soon moved into the area, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Professor Frink reanimates his formerly deceased father after winning the Nobel Prize, but the elder Frink, not content with his current body, steals parts and organs from other humans.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

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