lifelike
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Definition of lifelike
: accurately representing or imitating real life a lifelike portrait
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Synonyms & Antonyms for lifelike
Synonyms
living, natural, naturalistic (also naturalist), near, realistic, three-dimensional
Antonyms
nonnatural, nonrealistic, unnatural, unrealistic
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Examples of lifelike in a Sentence
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His wildly lifelike figure is staged outside of the embassy for him. — New York Times, "The Politics of Waxing," 26 Mar. 2018 The expansive living room set is bathed in a monochromatic, soft blue light, with only a few scattered children's toys looking lifelike in color. — Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Girls & Boys': Theater Review," 28 June 2018 Ray tracing is what makes CG movies look so lifelike, but the computing power required to generate ray tracing in real-time has largely prevented the technology from taking root in PC games. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Eyes-on: Nvidia's RTX demo shows the eye-popping potential of real-time ray tracing," 14 June 2018 But presence doesn’t require a lifelike simulation. — Elizabeth Bernstein, WSJ, "The Future of Therapy: Becoming Someone Else in VR," 16 Apr. 2018 The project's aim is to build a database of complex, lifelike 3-D models. — Chris Giles, CNN, "Meet the scientists immortalizing African heritage in virtual reality," 5 Apr. 2018 Eventually, the machines will become sufficiently lifelike that the line between person and robot will be blurred. — Sean Illing, Vox, "Sex robots are coming. We might even fall in love with them.," 11 May 2018 The Physicians Committee and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which are separate groups, argue that combat medics can learn to do their jobs with lifelike simulators. — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, "Billboards attack use of goats in Army medic training," 9 Feb. 2018 Throughout the attraction guests will encounter multiple Incredibles figures, including a 53-foot Elastigirl, but only one — a gooey interpretation of the superhero baby Jack-Jack — possesses lifelike movement. — Todd Martens, latimes.com, "Composer Michael Giacchino brings a sense of motion to Disney's Incredicoaster," 5 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lifelike.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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lifelike
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English Language Learners Definition of lifelike
: looking like a real person or thing
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Kids Definition of lifelike
: very like something that is alive a lifelike doll
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