Synonyms of inanimate
27 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for inanimate is still. Other synonyms of inanimate are stock-still, stuck, fixed, lifeless and stationary. The opposite of inanimate is animate.
Synonyms and similar words for inanimate
adjectiveLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- immobileFixed, not movable.
- motionlessAt rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.
- fixedUnable to move; unmovable.
- immotileNot motile (lacking the ability to move).
- immovableIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- inertUnable to move or act; inanimate.
- lifelessInanimate; having no life.
- sessilePermanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
- staticImmobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- rigidFixed, rather than moving.
- stationaryIncapable of being moved.
- stuckUnable to move.
- unmovableNot physically able to be moved.
- unmoveableNot able to be moved; immobile.
- at rest
- dullHeavy; lifeless; inert.
- impassiveStill or motionless.
- sedentary
- stillNot moving; calm.
- stock-stillVery still; motionless.
- torpidUnmoving.
- unmovedNot physically moved.
- unmovingNot moving; still; static.
- sedent archaicSitting; inactive or still.
adjectiveNot alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
- non-animateNot being, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
- insentientHaving no consciousness or feeling; inanimate.
- insensateHaving no sensation or consciousness; unconscious; inanimate.
Opposite of inanimate
adjectiveNot animate.
- animateThat lives.
Meaning of inanimate
- adjective Lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- adjective Not alive, and never having been alive, especially not like humans and animals.
- adjective Not animate.
inanimate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of inanimate
- What is another word for inanimate?
- Inanimate has 27 synonyms on Word.ws, such as still, stock-still, stuck, fixed, lifeless, stationary, inert and static.
- What is the opposite of inanimate?
- The opposite of inanimate is animate.
- What does inanimate mean?
- Inanimate means lacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
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