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motionless

adjective

Definition of motionlessnext
as in static
not moving The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.

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Recent Examples of motionless Trainers and doctors brought out the cart and put a motionless Reed on a long spine board to protect the player from suffering further damage. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Ninety-five out of 111 imaged cells lit up during slow-wave sleep and quiet, motionless wakefulness, and fell silent during running and REM sleep. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2026 Young was motionless on the field after the collision and taken to a hospital. — CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026 Guglielmo wondered whether godwits did something similar, even though hanging motionless in a torpor seems pretty different from flying. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 The new experiment used a single calcium-40 ion held almost motionless inside an electromagnetic ion trap. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026 Some rolled and splashed in the shallows, regulating their body temperature after lying in the Arctic sun, others lay motionless, deep in sleep. — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 In a scary scene at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, Philadelphia Eagles running back Ja’Quinden Jackson lay motionless on the field following the opening kickoff against the New England Patriots. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 On the flight after the impromptu stop, Yeltsin sat motionless with his head in his hands, considering the bare shelves of Soviet food markets. — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
  1. static
  2. frozen
  3. still
  4. wooden
  5. blank
Adjective
  • Brands that treat their product data as a static, one-time setup task are going to fall behind here.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than treating cryptography as static infrastructure, organizations must treat it as an operational asset that requires continuous monitoring, governance, inventory, prioritization and life cycle management.
    — Evgeny Gervis, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • Whinny’s is their poolside service with Mediterranean fare and boozy frozen cocktails.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But for Brown, the venture is more than a frozen skewer business.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • The process also keeps the sand in a perpetual swirling motion that contrasts beautifully with the still surface.
    — Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Op de Beeck slips everyday Belgian objects and historical motifs — Duvel beer bottles, supermarket glassware, waffles and typical Flemish still-life arrangements — into his immersive installations, sculptures and films.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of still
Adjective
  • Lastly, fourth place was awarded to Six Flags Qiddiya City’s Colossus ride — a hybrid wooden coaster that also made its debut when the park opened at the end of 2025.
    — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Behind it, just beyond the tree’s tallest branches, is what looks like a backyard cafe with a large patio umbrella and homemade wooden furniture.
    — Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • Early booking remains important as congestion and blank sailings can tighten capacity.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Signs include, but are not limited to, disorientation, stumbling, behavior change and having a blank or vacant look.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of blank

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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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