Synonyms of lifeless
120 similar words
Another word for lifeless is still. Other synonyms of lifeless are stock-still, stuck, fixed, dull and clay-cold.
Synonyms and similar words for lifeless
adjectiveInanimate; having no life.
- immobileFixed, not movable.
- inertUnable to move or act; inanimate.
- fixedUnable to move; unmovable.
- immotileNot motile (lacking the ability to move).
- immovableIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- inanimateLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- 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
- dullBoring; not exciting or interesting.
- impassiveStill or motionless.
- motionlessAt rest, stationary, immobile, not moving.
- sedentary
- stillNot moving; calm.
- stock-stillVery still; motionless.
- torpidUnmoving.
- unmovedNot physically moved.
- unmovingNot moving; still; static.
- sedent archaicSitting; inactive or still.
adjectiveDead; having lost life.
- expired
- perished
- asleep euphemistic
- blessed euphemisticElect or saved after death; hence (euphemistic) dead.
- cadaverousCorpselike; hinting of death; imitating a cadaver.
- clay-coldAs cold as clay; lifeless.
- deceasedNo longer alive; dead.
- breathless literary
- resting
- coldUnexciting; dull; uninteresting.
- decomposed
- defunct
- departed
- extinctOf a geological feature: no longer active; specifically, of a volcano: no longer erupting.
- gone
- good
- kaputOut of order; not working.
- killed
- late
- living impairedDead.
- lowDead. (Compare lay low.).
- no longer with us
- no more
- reposing
- six feet deepSynonym of six feet under.
- six feet underBuried underground; not alive; dead.
- stiffDead, deceased.
- unalive
- unalived
- wasted
- with GodDead; deceased.
- fey obsoleteDying; dead.
- whilom obsoleteOf a person: deceased, late.
adjectiveUninhabited, or incapable of supporting life.
- desertedAbandoned, without people.
- peoplelessHaving no people; uninhabited.
- beinglessDevoid of living beings; uninhabited.
- desertUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- howling literary
- desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- inhabitantlessLacking inhabitants; uninhabited.
- solitaryNot inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted.
- tenantlessLacking a tenant; unoccupied.
- uninhabited
- unoccupiedNot inhabited, especially by a tenant.
- unpeopledNot inhabited by people.
- unpopulatedUninhabited, having no residents.
- untenantedNot leased to or occupied by a tenant; unoccupied.
- vacantNot occupied; empty.
- disinhabited obsoleteUninhabited.
- inhabited obsoleteHaving inhabitants; lived in.
- unhabited archaicUninhabited.
- wasteful obsoleteUninhabited, desolate.
adjectiveDull or lacking vitality.
- lacklusterNot exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest; having no vitality.
- soporificBoring, dull.
- banalCommon in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
- basicUnremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
- mindless
- beat slang
- blah
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- blandLacking interest; boring; dull.
- boring
- colourlessLacking in interest or variety.
- cornyBoring and unoriginal.
- drab
- stuffy
- dreich ScotlandNot enjoyable or interesting; boring, dull.
- drowsyBoring.
- dull as dishwaterBoring; ordinary; exceedingly dull.
- flat
- heavy going
- ho-humBoring; not interesting or novel.
- humdrumLacking variety or excitement; dull; boring.
- insipid
- lame
- languidOf an idea, writing, etc.: dull, uninteresting.
- longsome UK, dialectal
- monotonous
- mundaneOrdinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture.
- no fun at partiesBoring or pedantic.
- plain
- ploddingProgressing slowly and laboriously.
- prosaicOverly plain, simple or commonplace, to the point of being boring.
- prosy
- pedantic
- pedestrian
- straightforward
- snoozeworthyVery boring.
- tediousBoring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.
- uncoolNot in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.
- wanBland, uninterested.
- weaksauce informalLacking in interest or substance; boring, disappointing, lackluster.
- wooden
- uninterestingArousing little or no interest; boring or uneventful.
- stodgy
- vapidLifeless, dull, or banal.
Meaning of lifeless
- adjective Inanimate; having no life.
- adjective Dead; having lost life.
- adjective Uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life.
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Questions about synonyms of lifeless
- What is another word for lifeless?
- Lifeless has 120 synonyms on Word.ws, such as still, stock-still, stuck, fixed, dull, clay-cold, stationary and inert.
- What does lifeless mean?
- Lifeless means inanimate; having no life.
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