LIFELESSLY Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

lifelessly

adverb

Definition of lifelessly

as in sleepily

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Recent Examples of lifelessly The football hopped over rookie kicker returner Kaleb Johnson’s shoulder and sat lifelessly in the end zone as Johnson headed toward the sideline. — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025

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The vehicles parked outside Hereford House, a grand Victorian-era building, and a mass of figures emerged sleepily, lugging suitcases and mountains of musical equipment.

— Longreads, Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026
At first, the reception started out, well, sleepily.

— Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025

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Gosha, a local station master, has a side-hustle of his own, turning a blind eye while bootleggers siphon diesel from the tankers that sit idly on the train tracks.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026
The West Bank has seen a surge of settler violence – some with instances of Israeli soldiers standing idly by – in conjunction with the Israeli government rapidly expanding settlements throughout the territory.

— Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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