: 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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But the actual technology itself, the idea of artificial intelligence and synthetic creations that are lifelike and seem real — that’s an absolute threat.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Companions will look and sound more lifelike.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
While Dobot explores non-humanoid figures, other Chinese companies focus on lifelike human-like features.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
That could lead to soft robots that wriggle through tight spaces with lifelike agility, surgical tools that bend and flex inside the body, or gentle grippers that can manipulate fragile objects without breaking them.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Companions will look and sound more lifelike.
—Damon Beres, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2025
While Dobot explores non-humanoid figures, other Chinese companies focus on lifelike human-like features.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
That could lead to soft robots that wriggle through tight spaces with lifelike agility, surgical tools that bend and flex inside the body, or gentle grippers that can manipulate fragile objects without breaking them.
—Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifelike
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelike. Accessed 14 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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