as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of motionless
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.
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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
Multitudes fell down and lay motionless.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Suppose the 22 players are distributed motionless across the field.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
The video shows one person lying motionless in the street as one of the officers stands back up and bystanders gather around.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Abunada lay motionless for a moment, perhaps two.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 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.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
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
Multitudes fell down and lay motionless.
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
Suppose the 22 players are distributed motionless across the field.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 13 June 2026
The video shows one person lying motionless in the street as one of the officers stands back up and bystanders gather around.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Abunada lay motionless for a moment, perhaps two.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 13 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.
—ABC News, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
Adjective
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The brick-and-mortar storefront is being re-engineered from the ground up, turning static aisles into living, breathing media channels that can change their mood, narrative and aesthetic in a heartbeat.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026
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Audit findings remain static observations.—
Steve Durbin,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Adjective
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Lower Manhattan became frozen beyond expectation, with subways stopping south of Canal Street, a border that had earlier applied only to cars.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
19 June 2026
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What frozen meals are impacted by the recall?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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The startup recently worked with Spindrift on product innovation, which led to the sparkling water company launching a still tea drink.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
19 June 2026
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The midwife would place a long wooden tube on my belly every now and again and listen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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Conversations with Chiarella helped Clausen nail down the technical elements of his performance, practicing disingenuous smiles and blank eyes.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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That word is presented as a row of blank squares.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
17 June 2026
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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