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
Reuters also discovered bots of child celebrities, including 16-year-old actor Walker Scobell, producing lifelike images at the beach.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Park knew that video game designers had long struggled to create lifelike characters that could do more than move mechanically and read from a script.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The Wreath Depot is known for its lifelike faux plants and greenery, and this wreath is no exception.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Pantone color validations also means that the skin tones of onscreen characters should be more natural and lifelike.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
Park knew that video game designers had long struggled to create lifelike characters that could do more than move mechanically and read from a script.
—Webb Wright, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2025
The Wreath Depot is known for its lifelike faux plants and greenery, and this wreath is no exception.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Pantone color validations also means that the skin tones of onscreen characters should be more natural and lifelike.
—New Atlas, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lifelike
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelike
Adjective
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Nearly 3,000 Amazon shoppers gave the candle trio a five-star rating for their adjustable brightness, realistic flickering features, and neutral colors.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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Unless more Democrats start being realistic, many more innocent people will unfortunately continue to suffer.—
Christopher Tremoglie,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So, is this a case where a living organism transformed into a non-living state by evolutionary pressures?—
Dirk Schulze-Makuch,
Big Think,
12 Aug. 2025
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For Jones, the heart of co-living is all about companionship, growth, and collaboration.—
Essence,
Essence,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Shot in a colorfully naturalistic style by Irina Lubtchansky (My Golden Days), the film occasionally switches to what looks like Super 8mm, capturing the action more intimately and playfully.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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In short, this nearly unstoppable plant makes a great border for naturalistic or meadow gardens.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.—
Anne Taylor,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Sep. 2025
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How much of this summer’s leap is down to the rules and how much is just the natural order of football is open to interpretation.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Under Porra’s direction and through Sebastián Cabrera’s painterly cinematography, the film conjures a vivid and haunting portrait of the colonial Caribbean.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The system builds a three-dimensional grasp of object contours and spatial relationships during motion by comparing when events occur and their intensity across the two lenses.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some of them were shocked that my Persona was a fully three-dimensional representation of my face and not a live video feed.—
Anshel Sag,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelike. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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