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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Lush green reeds in the channel had suddenly turned brown and lifeless, and birds had disappeared.

From Los Angeles Times

It just hung there all limp and lifeless, and looked like a dead grapevine.

From Literature

To him those relics are akin to looking at a collection of lifeless butterflies preserved in a box.

From Los Angeles Times

The drawing was accurate, but still and lifeless.

From Literature

I dived into the water to take a look at the lifeless motor.

From Literature