as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of motionless
Outfitted with a messy wig and white clothes, the robot remains motionless before suddenly collapsing to all fours and crawling, evoking scenes straight out of The Ring or The Exorcist.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Tanev immediately dropped to the ice and was motionless for a bit before medical personnel quickly wheeled out a stretcher.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In a 20-second black and white video of the strike posted to X, a small boat can be seen apparently sitting motionless on the water when a long thin projectile descends on it, triggering an explosion.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Howard went down hard after hitting another player and remained motionless on the field as trainers rushed to his side.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There, huddled on the ground, is a motionless olive-green songbird.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
While all this is going on, the rest of the gang is splitting up to find Marie and warn her about Annabeth’s nightmare-premonition of her bloodied, motionless body.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
In the eastbound direction, between the queue of cars and congregation of responders, lay a motionless helicopter, not in the sky, but on the ground; not right-side-up but on its roof.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2025
Tanev immediately dropped to the ice and was motionless for a bit before medical personnel quickly wheeled out a stretcher.
—Jonas Siegel, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Drone footage shows eight officers approach a motionless Green who appeared slumped over with a large pool of blood staining the driveway.
—Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 25 Oct. 2025
In a 20-second black and white video of the strike posted to X, a small boat can be seen apparently sitting motionless on the water when a long thin projectile descends on it, triggering an explosion.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Howard went down hard after hitting another player and remained motionless on the field as trainers rushed to his side.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
There, huddled on the ground, is a motionless olive-green songbird.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
While all this is going on, the rest of the gang is splitting up to find Marie and warn her about Annabeth’s nightmare-premonition of her bloodied, motionless body.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
In the eastbound direction, between the queue of cars and congregation of responders, lay a motionless helicopter, not in the sky, but on the ground; not right-side-up but on its roof.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
Adjective
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Electric roads are viewed as part of a broader charging ecosystem rather than a replacement for static chargers.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Still, the pipeline may only barely put Mesa’s water budget in the black under the static reduction.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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For context, a simple baguette, which can be made with additives and baked from frozen, is around a euro.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Target’s four-person meal costs less than $20, about the same as in 2024, but substitutes green beans and cream of mushroom soup for French bread and frozen corn — also not an apples-to-apples comparison.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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But beneath their still, spiny exteriors, these towering cactuses are actually vibrating, and researchers have developed a new tool to record their frequencies.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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The image of David was a still frame from a Hamas propaganda video.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the center lies a cozy living room with black hide Pierre Jeannerett armchairs, brown leather pillows, and a wooden bookshelf.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
10 Nov. 2025
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While visiting Santa's Village, guests are also invited to take flight in The Elf Flyer, a whimsical flying wooden shoe ride and take photos at three unique photo opportunities including the Countdown to Christmas Clock, in front of oversized holiday decor and Santa's Sleigh.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The court found Kurashov guilty of firing on the Ukrainian soldier at point blank range during an attack in the vicinity of the village of Pryiutne in the Zaporizhzhia region on January 6, 2024.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Similarly, in the second move, the number eight from the top row is moved down, creating a blank square in the middle of the top row.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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