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 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 Video shows the woman lying face up, motionless on the sidewalk as the man yelled and pointed at her face. — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2026 Reading someone’s brain during a real conversation is hard because the conventional method requires lying motionless inside an MRI scanner. — Yigit Topoglu, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026 Sunfyre was last seen lying motionless on the ground near Rook’s Rest in episode 4. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The detective noted that Ramirez then appeared to get pulled under the vehicle, and then was lying motionless. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026 After those motionless days, silence, fever, and loss were left behind. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 His body then falls to the ground completely, motionless, after what sounds like three gunshots. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
  1. static
  2. frozen
  3. still
  4. wooden
  5. blank
Adjective
  • Very static like this opera and this intensity and this mythological stuff and very heavy.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The companies successfully completed a static hot-fire test for the Stage 2 solid rocket motor of the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI).
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of static
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  • The frozen version is a sleeper hit, with a slushy texture that is even more drinkable.
    — Jason Jones, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • As glaciers and permafrost — the frozen soil sediment and rock that acts like a glue holding mountains together — melt due to higher temperatures caused by climate change, the threat of landslides is rising in the Swiss Alps.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • As in her spouse Jia’s features, Zhao Tao is the still point in a turning, globalized world, with all its disconnections and surprising symmetries.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The noise of heavy machinery drifts up into the still morning air.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of still
Adjective
  • Seal reveals only the slightest of obliques, while the wooden Turtle (1940)—like The Cock (1924), Maiastra (1910), and other creatures—retain a hieraticism just shy of symmetry.
    — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Douglas Degges created art out of chewed dog toys, and Lesley Finn mounted a collage of archival papers on a wooden board.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • No sitting down eagerly and staring at a blank document, hoping to craft the next great American novel.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The blank instrument cluster can occur randomly at startup, the company said.
    — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of blank

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