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 After that adrenaline starts surging, a few motionless seconds can feel like a lifetime. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 In 1969, neurologist Oliver Sacks gave L-DOPA to patients who had spent decades nearly motionless after the encephalitis epidemic of the early 20th century. — Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026 Stephens and several teammates then appeared to taunt the Oregon players and celebrate the dirty play rather than show concern for a fellow college athlete who was lying motionless on the field. — Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Moore laid motionless on the turf before receiving assistance. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
  1. static
  2. frozen
  3. still
  4. wooden
  5. blank
Adjective
  • An advertisement couldn’t be on the screen for longer than eight seconds, and the displays would revert to a static logo after midnight each day.
    — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
  • But as the city blossomed — its population is now nearly 270,000 — the political culture remained fairly static.
    — Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • Supermarket owners described throwing out nearly a dumpster’s worth of frozen food.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In comments shared on social media, many claimed her face appeared frozen and motionless, her expressions nonexistent.
    — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of still
Adjective
  • The village built on the Luna Rossa base’s docks — its metallic structure wrapped externally in reflective foil — is an immersive, low-light space with modular wooden and aluminum displays intended for flexibility.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The wooden wall and boardwalk are the homes’ last line of defense.
    — N. Kirkpatrick, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • The blank area, or the area not occupied by the author’s work, has almost the same importance in a book as that occupied by the ink used to print the text.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly six million people cast a blank or spoiled vote — including Alexandre Moreira, a 21-year-old university student.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of blank

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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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