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lifeless

[lahyf-lis] / ˈlaɪf lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
not living, not containing living things
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bare barren comatose inert uninhabited
WEAK
asleep brute cold dead deceased defunct departed desert empty exanimate extinct faint inanimate inorganic insensate insensible late out cold sterile unconscious waste
Antonyms
STRONGEST
full
WEAK
alive animate energetic lively living spirited
ADJECTIVE
dull, spiritless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
drab lackluster lethargic listless passive sluggish static stiff
WEAK
blah cold colorless draggy flat hollow insipid lusterless nothing pabulum prosaic prosy slothful slow spent torpid wooden zero
Antonyms
STRONGEST
active alert bright energetic lively spirited
WEAK
alive animate living

Example Sentences

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From almost any vantage point, the Salton Sea appears lifeless — a gray expanse rimmed with salt and windblown dust.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Mars is often portrayed as a dry, lifeless desert, but it is far more active than it appears.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Noa-Rose's parents remember vividly holding the "lifeless" youngster in their arms, and the look of fright in the doctor's eyes.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The few other highlights in the show are overwhelmed by a surfeit of lifeless abstractions, eye-glazing prints and vacuous conceptual works.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

We all watched Fred carry the active lobster over to the silverware drawer, like it was as lifeless as an eggplant.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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