: accurately representing or imitating real life
a lifelike portrait
lifelikeness
noun
Synonyms of lifelike
Examples of lifelike in a Sentence
The graphics in the video game are more lifelike than we imagined they would be.
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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AlexNet’s creators discovered that the same parallel processing that helps GPUs render lifelike graphics was also great for training neural networks, in which a computer learns from data rather than relying on a programmer’s code.
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Buchanan introduced the original iteration of the CREEPER Act in 2020 after NBC 6 South Florida reported that a lifelike doll resembling an actual girl in the Miami area was being sold on Amazon and other websites after a photo of the child was stolen and her likeness appropriated.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
This distinctive design gives the robot a strikingly lifelike appearance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025
That is no longer the case with so many lifelike touches, real emotions and interplay with the audiences.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
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Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Buchanan introduced the original iteration of the CREEPER Act in 2020 after NBC 6 South Florida reported that a lifelike doll resembling an actual girl in the Miami area was being sold on Amazon and other websites after a photo of the child was stolen and her likeness appropriated.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 21 Nov. 2025
This distinctive design gives the robot a strikingly lifelike appearance.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2025
That is no longer the case with so many lifelike touches, real emotions and interplay with the audiences.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelike. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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lifelike
adjective
life·like
ˈlī-ˌflīk 
: accurately representing or imitating an actual living thing
a lifelike statue
lifelikeness
noun
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