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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The protective materials used in most vehicles today are static, designed for specific impact scenarios and unable to adapt to varying conditions.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
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The latest tests from October 18 to 20 included a full-scale propellant rehearsal and a static-fire test, marking the XQ-3's entry into final flight preparation, with the first flight slated for November or December 2025.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Look for 'buy one get one free' or 'buy one get one half off' deals on frozen and shelf-stable foods.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The pork jerky recall comes after more than 1,000 pounds of Ada Valley frozen ground beef were recalled in July after pieces of metal were also reportedly found in the product, according to the FSIS.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
25 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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Lee first presented Xi with a wooden board for the chess game Go.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until golden and a wooden pick inserted 1-inch deep into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 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 9 Nov. 2025.
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