MOTIONLESSLY Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

motionlessly

adverb

as in quietly

without motion could sit motionlessly for hours

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movably

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Recent Examples of motionlessly Viewers were able to see the security camera footage of the boxer staring deep into the lens' soul and sitting motionlessly in front of it for the duration of the 14-second clip. — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025

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After seven years together, Zuckerman proposed quietly at home following a lake house trip for Montgomery’s 30th birthday — with a little help from one of his future husband’s favorite video games.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
The end result hovers sensitively between prison and hotel—with a visit offering rare insight into the design and workings of the historic institution, tempered with a comfortable and quietly luxurious stay.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2026

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Despite 40-plus years of dazzling red-carpet moments—and two decades since becoming the first Arab designer on the official Paris haute couture calendar—in real life Elie Saab is still more comfortable letting his runway do the talking for him.

— Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
In the book, Abigail meets Bret at La Scala, a great Beverly Hills restaurant that still exists.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

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