as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of motionless
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.
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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
While wild celebrations sparked around him, Kerkering was left standing motionless, head bowed, in the middle of the field, before some of his Phillies teammates came to comfort him.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Lewis was briefly motionless and was carted off after being attended to for about 10 minutes this past Saturday.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Her bright white legs stood out starkly against the boat, looking almost motionless in the frame.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Hakam appeared motionless, as guests tended to him.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Then the other shark moved in, did his business, went motionless, and the female shark swam away.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
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
While wild celebrations sparked around him, Kerkering was left standing motionless, head bowed, in the middle of the field, before some of his Phillies teammates came to comfort him.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Lewis was briefly motionless and was carted off after being attended to for about 10 minutes this past Saturday.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Her bright white legs stood out starkly against the boat, looking almost motionless in the frame.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Hakam appeared motionless, as guests tended to him.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2025
Then the other shark moved in, did his business, went motionless, and the female shark swam away.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
Watching mainstream British politicians obsess over the threat of Farage is a bit like watching the video on the internet of the guy standing motionless on the beach in Thailand, the water draining around his ankles, waiting for the tsunami to arrive.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
Adjective
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This includes a customizable home screen that can display time, temperature, weather, humidity, outdoor air quality, and more (versus a static screen), and energy-saving implementations that can either run automatically or require you to opt-in through the Google Home app.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Oct. 2025
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Spray some anti-static spray on your microfiber cloth, then wipe down the baseboards.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Ina skips all that by using frozen puff pastry dough, which bakes into perfectly flaky layers that soak up the buttery brown sugar and cinnamon filling.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Aquastar (USA) Corp recalled several frozen raw shrimp products, marketed under the AquaStar, Best Yet, Waterfront Bistro, and Publix brand names, according to the official FDA announcement.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The image of David was a still frame from a Hamas propaganda video.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
8 Oct. 2025
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After tribal leader Javier Chocobar raised a still camera to record what the men were doing, one of them shot him dead.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Her expressive face is hidden behind heavy makeup for an appearance more wooden than an early Botox adopter.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Cook, stirring occasionally and pressing berries against side of pot, until berries have completely broken down and juices have thickened to jamlike consistency (wooden spoon scraped across bottom should leave clear trail that doesn’t fill in), 10 to 12 minutes.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The bad column was virtually blank.—
Jay Glennie,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Taasa looks at him in blank, exhausted disgust and then looks straight into the camera.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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