Synonyms of lifeless

lifeless

adjective

ˈlīf-ləs 

as in dead

no longer living

the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dead
• fallen
• deceased
• low
• extinct
• cold
• late
• asleep
• departed
• defunct
• gone
• breathless
• dying
• demised
• bitten the dust
• moribund
• fading
• inanimate
• stillborn
• terminated
• insensate
• finished
• nonliving
• lapsed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alive
• breathing
• live
• quick
• living
• dynamic
• going
• vital
• vibrant
• active
• lively
• animate
• animated
• functioning
• operative
• thriving
• vivacious
• running

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lifeless

That same month, another whale, this one a juvenile, was found lifeless and lodged among woody debris in a Washington State river, miles from the ocean. — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

God didn’t create the world to have static and lifeless planetary matter. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Prolonged periods of drought are scorching French pastures, leeching them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind parched, lifeless yellow fields. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Directed by Ridley Scott, the minute-long spot showed men in gray uniforms, heads shaved, eyes blank, marching in unison toward a lifeless auditorium. — Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 3 Sep. 2026