lifeless
adjective
life·less ˈlīf-ləs 
: having no life:
a
: dead
b
: inanimate
c
: lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid
d
: destitute of living beings
lifelessly adverb
lifelessness noun
Synonyms
- asleep
- breathless
- cold
- dead
- deceased
- defunct
- demised
- departed
- fallen
- gone
- late
- low
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
a cold and lifeless landscape The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.
Recent Examples on the Web Well, from Will Arnett and the lifeless body of Jimmy Kimmel. 
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Video showed Robinson removing what appeared to be a lifeless body in the shopping cart with white bedsheets and a gold comforter around 4 a.m. the next day, Wetherell testified. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 The determination was announced over a month after Powell’s lifeless body was discovered in her car, which was parked in a local mall lot. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Then footage of Castile’s lifeless body, his white T-shirt stained red by his blood. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Today the Russians celebrate the capture of a few tiny, lifeless towns in Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Then, something caught my eye at the side of the road: the nickel-sized purple flash of a spring wildflower surrounded by a sea of lifeless brown dirt. James Lynch, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022 This one contains a potent blend of biotin, ginseng, maltodextrin, and witch hazel extract which all work together to transform a lifeless, limp mane into a full, thick one. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2022 Tsubaki seed oil packs a punch of hydration to revive lifeless strands. Emily Burns, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Video showed Robinson removing what appeared to be a lifeless body in the shopping cart with white bedsheets and a gold comforter around 4 a.m. the next day, Wetherell testified. Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2022 The determination was announced over a month after Powell’s lifeless body was discovered in her car, which was parked in a local mall lot. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Then footage of Castile’s lifeless body, his white T-shirt stained red by his blood. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2022 Today the Russians celebrate the capture of a few tiny, lifeless towns in Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Then, something caught my eye at the side of the road: the nickel-sized purple flash of a spring wildflower surrounded by a sea of lifeless brown dirt. James Lynch, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022 This one contains a potent blend of biotin, ginseng, maltodextrin, and witch hazel extract which all work together to transform a lifeless, limp mane into a full, thick one. Sophie Dweck, Town & Country, 23 Aug. 2022 Tsubaki seed oil packs a punch of hydration to revive lifeless strands. Emily Burns, ELLE, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
lifeless
adjective
life·less ˈlīf-ləs
1
: having no living things
a lifeless planet
2
: dead or appearing to be dead
3
: lacking spirit, interest, or energy
a lifeless house
lifeless
adjective
as in dead
no longer living the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- dead
- fallen
- deceased
- cold
- low
- asleep
- extinct
- defunct
- dying
- late
- breathless
- departed
- gone
- demised
- moribund
- bitten the dust
- inanimate
- fading
- stillborn
- insensate
- nonliving
- terminated
- finished
- lapsed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- alive
- breathing
- live
- living
- quick
- dynamic
- vibrant
- vital
- going
- animate
- lively
- active
- animated
- functioning
- thriving
- vivacious
- operative
- running