: accurately representing or imitating real life
a lifelike portrait
lifelikeness
noun
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Examples of lifelike in a Sentence
The graphics in the video game are more lifelike than we imagined they would be.
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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The greatest benefit for waterfowl hunters in recent years is the evolution of truly lifelike decoy postures.
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Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Next up, Joe arrived in time to see Josie operate in a simulator — VR goggles that deposited her in a rundown (and impossibly lifelike?) neighborhood.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Seeing potential in how earlier Byzantine painting could move the viewer despite its somewhat stiff and celestial abstraction, Duccio gave his figures more lifelike gestures and expressions, without forgetting the pulsing energy of color, ornament, and line.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
For example, the chase at the beginning of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is room-filling and expansive, helping make the action seem more realistic and lifelike.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
Next up, Joe arrived in time to see Josie operate in a simulator — VR goggles that deposited her in a rundown (and impossibly lifelike?) neighborhood.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
Seeing potential in how earlier Byzantine painting could move the viewer despite its somewhat stiff and celestial abstraction, Duccio gave his figures more lifelike gestures and expressions, without forgetting the pulsing energy of color, ornament, and line.
—Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
For example, the chase at the beginning of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is room-filling and expansive, helping make the action seem more realistic and lifelike.
—PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelike. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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lifelike
adjective
life·like
ˈlī-ˌflīk 
: accurately representing or imitating an actual living thing
a lifelike statue
lifelikeness
noun
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