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

There’s so much premeditation and passion into doing that, and to actually play that with no music and just the sound and the banality of a lifeless body being hit by some blunt instrument is very viscerally upsetting. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

The offense was lifeless, the stats were ugly, and NFL legends are running out of patience with the former golden boy. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 Sep. 2026

The death of a 41-year-old homeless woman whose lifeless body was found on a hiking trail in an Upper Manhattan park has been ruled a homicide, cops said Friday. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Put simply, Norwood is the epitome of the AI industry getting high off its own supply, deluding itself into thinking that watching lifeless AI agents going through the motions on screen is something that anybody actually wants. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026