He thought of the baby almost as an inanimate object.
Synonyms: lifeless, inert, dead, cold More Synonyms of inanimate
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inanimate in British English
(ɪnˈænɪmɪt)
adjective
1.
lacking the qualities or features of living beings; not animate
inanimate objects
2.
lacking any sign of life or consciousness; appearing dead
3.
lacking vitality; spiritless; dull
Derived forms
inanimately (inˈanimately)
adverb
inanimateness (inˈanimateness) or inanimation (ɪnˌænɪˈmeɪʃən)
noun
inanimate in American English
(ɪnˈænəmɪt)
adjective
1.
not animate; not endowed with (animal) life
2.
not animated; dull; spiritless
SIMILAR WORDS: dead
Derived forms
inanimately (inˈanimately)
adverb
inanimateness (inˈanimateness)
noun or inˌaniˈmation
Word origin
LL inanimatus
Examples of 'inanimate' in a sentence
inanimate
Gerald stared at it as if it was something inanimate, unconnected with him.
Thomas, Rosie THE WHITE DOVE (2001)
Lirael thought she could possibly do better herself, though she wasn't particularly adept at working magic on inanimate objects.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
Likely it'll turn out a waste of time, and I just want you close so I don't waste my energy kicking summat inanimate.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
Around her, the huge house remained silent, inanimate yet with a presence of its own.
Stephanie Laurens ALL ABOUT LOVE (2001)
(adjective)
Definition
lacking the qualities of living beings
She thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own.
Synonyms
lifeless
There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless.
inert
He covered the inert body with a blanket
dead
The late president has been dead for a year now.
cold
extinct
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.
defunct
inactive
soulless
He was big and brawny with soulless eyes.
quiescent
spiritless
insensate
insentient
Opposites
living
,
active
,
alive
,
moving
,
lively
, animate,
alive and kicking
,
full of beans (informal)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of dead
Definition
no longer alive
The late president has been dead for a year now.
Synonyms
deceased,
gone,
departed (euphemistic),
late,
perished,
extinct,
defunct,
passed away,
pushing up (the) daisies
in the sense of extinct
Definition
(of an animal or plant species) having died out
It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain.