LIFELESSNESS Synonyms: 13 Similar and Opposite Words

lifelessness

noun

Definition of lifelessness

as in death

the state of being dead the sight of her husband's corpse, in all of its embalmed lifelessness, was heartbreaking

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Recent Examples of lifelessness Periodically, the group returns to such a state of paradoxical lifelessness, dragged by a partner or semi-mechanically traversing the stage as an automaton might. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Canales answered to the lifelessness in his postgame presser. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Jenica Monique Ochoa, 45, and Kenneth Eugene Tompkins, 43, have been charged with conspiracy to commit a crime and concealing a death, according to Santa Barbara Superior Court Records reviewed by PEOPLE.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
Investigators say lithium-ion batteries were the cause of a fire that led to the death of a Boston firefighter in May.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of death

Noun

According to Wayúu custom, only women are allowed to touch their dead.

— Nathan Jaccard, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
In the spring just before or just as new growth emerges, remove the mulch and cut the remaining dead stems down to ground level or a few inches above the soil line.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dead

Noun

Being silent with the chatbot did not feel like an invitation to being together, but rather like a kind of deadness.

— Steven Barrie-Anthony, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026
Our director Wayne and I were just really interested in creating very visceral spaces, showing the deadness in the world.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of deadness

Noun

Douglas detailed his volatile relationship with his late father, Kirk Douglas, his son Cameron’s addiction and imprisonment, and the Stage 4 cancer diagnosis that forced him to confront his own mortality.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Rooted in feminism and unfolding against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, the works consider flesh and the human body with brutal honesty, viewing them as vessels for trauma, mortality, and political autonomy.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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