as in realistic
closely resembling the object imitated
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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Recent Examples of lifelike
The higher pixel count makes the images on the screen look sharper and more lifelike.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Consumers have long had the ability to combine images and voices to create talking characters, albeit not very lifelike ones.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Fortunately, the Bronx Zoo has artists on staff, employed to make the habitats lifelike, and one of them, Carolyn Fuchs, went all out on this particular project, taking special pains to get the puppet’s proportions and colors right.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
There's crisper audio and spatial sound: Whether playing in handheld or tabletop mode, improved 3D sound makes the experience more lifelike, with clearer and more natural audio.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 12 June 2025
Consumers have long had the ability to combine images and voices to create talking characters, albeit not very lifelike ones.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Fortunately, the Bronx Zoo has artists on staff, employed to make the habitats lifelike, and one of them, Carolyn Fuchs, went all out on this particular project, taking special pains to get the puppet’s proportions and colors right.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 2 May 2025
There's crisper audio and spatial sound: Whether playing in handheld or tabletop mode, improved 3D sound makes the experience more lifelike, with clearer and more natural audio.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelike
Adjective
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But that’s not the complete story, as SELF reported previously, and swearing off this entire food category isn’t realistic or even recommended for most people.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
9 July 2025
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Most athletes aspire to play right away, and that isn’t always realistic.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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As an example, the team at Colossal uses the genetics of the used the genetics of the closet relative of the team successfully used comparative genetics with its closest living relatives, the gray wolf, to fill in critical gaps in the genetic sequence.—
Nish Acharya,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Here in the twentieth century is a living example of Man’s recurrent, archetypal pattern for working out the Role of the Hero and at the same time denying the inevitability and finality of death. . . .—
Charlie Lee,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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This naturalistic garden has almost half native plants and half non-native, but is an oasis in the middle of the city.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
29 June 2025
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For decades, Kahneman and Gary Klein, a psychologist who researches naturalistic decision-making, had a running disagreement about whether human intuition could be trusted.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Survey respondents noted the freshness of the seafood, shopping options, natural beauty, and warm hospitality from locals.—
Hannah Walhout,
Travel + Leisure,
8 July 2025
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This powder foundation from Laura Geller has a demi-matte finish that leaves your skin with a smooth, balanced, and natural look for everyday wear.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Some are quite personal, evoking vivid images of my grandparents, my father and uncles, and my brother, all gone too young, too soon.—
Libby Buck
July 1,
Literary Hub,
1 July 2025
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Look for shades that closely resemble your natural color, but with a slightly more vivid touch.—
Laura Solla,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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With brother Nelson, Louis devised a system whereby special drones with three-dimensional wind sensors can be flown near, or even into, the cones of tornadoes to take such critical measurements low to the ground.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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But a main source of those data is being abruptly shut off On television broadcasts and forecast maps, hurricanes appear as two-dimensional swirling vortices, belying their extremely complex three-dimensional structure.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
27 June 2025
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelike. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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