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exanimate

[eg-zan-uh-mit, -mayt, ek-san-] / ɛgˈzæn ə mɪt, -ˌmeɪt, ɛkˈsæn- /

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deceased adj.
defunct adj.
extinct adj.
inanimate adj.
insentient adj.
late adj.
lifeless adj.

ADJECTIVE

deceased

Synonyms

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departed

STRONG

cold expired finished former gone lost

WEAK

asleep bit the dust defunct extinct gave up the ghost inanimate kicked the bucket late lifeless passed on pushing up daisies

Antonyms

STRONG

current existing present

WEAK

alive born lively living

ADJECTIVE

defunct

Synonyms

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nonexistent obsolete vanished

WEAK

asleep bygone cold dead deceased departed done for down the drain expired gone had it inanimate inoperative invalid kaput late lifeless lost out of commission

Antonyms

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alive existent existing functioning live operating operative valid working

ADJECTIVE

extinct

Synonyms

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abolished archaic asleep bygone cold dead and gone deceased defunct departed disappeared done for doused ended exterminated extinguished fallen gone inactive late lifeless lost no longer known outmoded passed on passé snuffed out superseded terminated unknown vanished vanquished void wiped-out

Antonyms

WEAK

alive existing extant living

ADJECTIVE

inanimate

Synonyms

WEAK

azoic cold dead defunct dull extinct idle inactive inert inoperative insensate insentient lifeless mineral motionless nonanimal nonvegetable quiescent soulless spiritless

Antonyms

WEAK

animate living

ADJECTIVE

insentient

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insensate

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azoic cold dead defunct dull extinct idle inactive inert inoperative lifeless mineral motionless nonanimal nonvegetable quiescent soulless spiritless

ADJECTIVE

late

Synonyms

STRONGEST

old once past previous sometime

WEAK

asleep bygone cold deceased defunct departed erstwhile ex- extinct former inanimate lifeless onetime preceding quondam

Antonyms

STRONGEST

current future present

WEAK

antique early live old-fashioned on time prompt punctual

ADJECTIVE

lifeless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bare barren comatose inert uninhabited

WEAK

asleep brute cold dead deceased defunct departed desert empty extinct faint inanimate inorganic insensate insensible late out cold sterile unconscious waste

Antonyms

STRONGEST

full

WEAK

alive animate energetic lively living spirited

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exanimate

Silence on the bier, While I call God—call God!—so let thy mouth Be heir to those who are now exanimate.

From Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

He gazed at an exanimate Louis, made a few inquiries and a few observations of his own, gave some brief instructions, and departed.

From The Price of Love by Arnold Bennett

So long as I do not exanimate you with my letters, I remain content.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 2nd, 1893 by Various

The frozen lash was soon severed and the two exanimate bodies lifted in eager hands.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

At her side the girl gazed curiously at the exanimate form.

From The Promise A Tale of the Great Northwest by James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx

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