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 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 The death of a 41-year-old homeless woman whose lifeless body was found on a hiking trail in an Upper Manhattan park has been ruled a homicide, cops said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Put simply, Norwood is the epitome of the AI industry getting high off its own supply, deluding itself into thinking that watching lifeless AI agents going through the motions on screen is something that anybody actually wants. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeless

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Two men were found dead inside a Long Beach home after one of them exchanged shots with police and sparked a standoff with SWAT officers in a residential neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2026
The film follows a Polish burglar who assumes the identity of a dead stranger’s girlfriend, with unexpected results.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of dead

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Two handguns were found at the scene, according to police, who have yet to release the identities of the five deceased individuals.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
The truck driver was not injured and remained on scene, while the rider was transported to Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital and pronounced deceased.

— Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

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