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

Another moment was marked by mourning, as a man was pulled from a building in the same city, lifeless and covered in a white blanket. — CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

The Dodgers have looked lifeless at the plate and vulnerable on the mound while losing eight of their past nine. — Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 9 Aug. 2026

He was surrounded by family, twelve sets of hands holding his lifeless body, sending him onward with heartache and love and stunned disbelief. — Dr. Lucy McBride, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

But there’s always the risk that the variations become lifeless facsimiles. — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026