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lifeless

[lahyf-lis] / ˈlaɪf lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
not living, not containing living things
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare barren comatose inert uninhabited
WEAK
asleep brute cold dead deceased defunct departed desert empty exanimate extinct faint inanimate inorganic insensate insensible late out cold sterile unconscious waste
Antonyms
STRONGEST
full
WEAK
alive animate energetic lively living spirited
ADJECTIVE
dull, spiritless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drab lackluster lethargic listless passive sluggish static stiff
WEAK
blah cold colorless draggy flat hollow insipid lusterless nothing pabulum prosaic prosy slothful slow spent torpid wooden zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active alert bright energetic lively spirited
WEAK
alive animate living

Example Sentences

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Linas, a runner, started the Creek Team OC Instagram account after noticing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks, where lush green reeds suddenly turned brown and lifeless.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

The few other highlights in the show are overwhelmed by a surfeit of lifeless abstractions, eye-glazing prints and vacuous conceptual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Early primary coverage feels so distant with its talk of endorsements, “war chests,” and other lifeless stats.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2026

At first glance, the moon appears lifeless and inert.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2026

Thus I heard, to my horror, how Hamlet, losing his composure, leaped into my grave to challenge my brother, who held my lifeless form.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein