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 Nearly 27 years ago, Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin laid motionless on the concrete jungle surface of Veterans Stadium for the last time. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 On a recent afternoon outside the temple in central Kerala, Raman stood motionless as two children played, giggling and hugging its trunk. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Even then, Uranus looked like a faint, motionless star rather than a glowing planet. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 3 July 2026 Taylor quickly rose to his feet to track down the ball and throw it into the infield, but Lasko remained on the ground motionless. — Zach Powell, New York Times, 1 July 2026 The video shows the motionless suspect in a gray hoodie lying facedown on a chair or sofa while still clutching the knife. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026 Her bus got within 2 miles of the stadium after 25 minutes, and then sat motionless for 30 minutes at Raytown Road and Ozark Road intersection. — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 Hodges then fell to the ground and appeared motionless. — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026 The orbs disappeared quickly most of the time, but in one instance, the agents said an orb hovered motionless in the sky for several hours. — Collin Binkley, Fortune, 15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
  1. static
  2. frozen
  3. still
  4. wooden
  5. blank
Adjective
  • From an anti-static option to Super-Grip slip-resistant soles, the style has been embraced by professionals across a variety of fields, including medical professionals and chefs.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • The company will support static-fire testing, hypersonic vehicles, kinetic effectors, energetics handling, and destructive testing.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • His sons grew the family’s work from their New Haven, Connecticut, bakery to supermarkets around the country with frozen bagels.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
  • Completed with a touch of lactose for a creamy finish, this hard seltzer is inspired by a classic summer frozen treat.
    — Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • The noise of heavy machinery drifts up into the still morning air.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
  • The still images are imprinted into your mind, capturing all that emotion and passion that many felt in the moment.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
Definition of still
Adjective
  • The White man with the wooden cross was Joseph Colt Hamrick, a roofer in Macon, Georgia, and a father of two children.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
  • Hunte himself is a big draw; he's often reclined on the balcony of his wooden plantation house, plying guests with his own brand of rum—not for the faint of heart.
    — Jonnie Bayfield, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 July 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • Although the primary palette used in its design is black and white, the logo is a blank canvas that frequently gets represented in different colors or patterns to match trending London conversations or events, much like Google Doodles.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
  • Ying’s Brentwood hotel room was searched by law enforcement officers, who found that blank manuscripts that were in the style of those missing from UCLA, prosecutors said.
    — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Definition of blank

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