as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of motionless
Once at the lobby door, the officers immediately saw a man matching the description standing next to a podium while Robinson was lying motionless on the ground, according to the complaint.
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Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Hadel responded by punching Brown twice, sending him pummeling towards the ground, hitting his head on the pavement and lying motionless on the pavement.
—Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Gearhar, who lay motionless on the floor, appeared to be hit in the head or neck area by Hueston as the referee was attempting to push her away from Harris.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dived for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dove for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.
—Braulio Tellez
mar. 2, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
The motionless people drooling on the sidewalk, the Waymos whooshing around with no one inside.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Gudmundsson was motionless, mesmerised.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The camera also captured a skate, visible in the footage and motionless on the seabed.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Hadel responded by punching Brown twice, sending him pummeling towards the ground, hitting his head on the pavement and lying motionless on the pavement.
—Mathew Schumer, Baltimore Sun, 5 Mar. 2026
Gearhar, who lay motionless on the floor, appeared to be hit in the head or neck area by Hueston as the referee was attempting to push her away from Harris.
—CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dived for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.
—Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Inside the bar and across the street next to a food truck, some students dove for cover while others were motionless, trying to understand what was happening.
—Braulio Tellez
mar. 2, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
The motionless people drooling on the sidewalk, the Waymos whooshing around with no one inside.
—Sam Kriss, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026
Gabriel Gudmundsson was motionless, mesmerised.
—Beren Cross, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
The camera also captured a skate, visible in the footage and motionless on the seabed.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
Adjective
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The idea of pushing for change in static news organizations from within seem fruitless.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
11 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Zeisig treats the project like a beat tape, preferring static mats of sound and dynamically unyielding drifts over crescendoes and catharsis.—
Daniel Bromfield,
Pitchfork,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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These long cylinders of glacial ice packed with layers of dust, pollutants, and smoke are frozen time capsules that scientists can use to recreate past environmental conditions.—
Nidhi Sharma,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2026
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Guests can also sip on signature cocktails like the Martha-tini or the refreshing frozen pomegranate Martha-rita.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beazley showed a still image of the man to a firm supervisor.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This was little more than a wooden shack beside a convenience store and a karaoke parlor, all of them run by an enterprising resident who had already buried 200 people in the 12 months since Duterte had taken office, nearly all of them drug suspects.—
Sheila Coronel,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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The permanent exhibit includes a full-scale replica of the Nihonbashi Bridge, an arching wooden structure that once joined the five roads to Edo at the gate to the capital.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dawson instead showed up at Cubs’ spring training in ’87 and made the most famous gambit in free agent history — offering the team a blank contract to sign him.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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But there was more blank space to fill in on Issei’s end, with Season 2 swapping out fantasy sequences in Camille’s mind palace for Issei’s visions of black-and-white moonscapes to that effect.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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