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zombielike

adjective

as in ghostlike

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Recent Examples of zombielike As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombielike
  1. ghostlike
  2. ghostly
  3. nonexistent
Adjective
  • Diners have toasted to him ever since, trading stories of feeling ghostlike brushes along their legs during Lowcountry meals.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ghostlike
Adjective
  • When Lydia’s sister, Claudine, becomes Odette’s new stepmother, a ghostly presence emerges in the house — spurring a story about grief and motherhood.
    — Chloe Gong, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Detectors are becoming so large and so sensitive that they will soon be swamped with other ghostly particles called neutrinos that are generated in the sun and in Earth’s atmosphere.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • Outside of two games, Will McDonald was largely nonexistent despite finishing with eight sacks.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Federal prosecutors say Daejon Labrayae Love spent years presenting himself as an NFL player or wealthy real-estate investor, meeting women on dating apps and eventually steering them toward nonexistent investments.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonexistent

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“Zombielike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombielike. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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