motionless

adjective

Definition of motionlessnext
as in static
not moving The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
  1. static
  2. frozen
  3. still
  4. wooden
  5. blank
Adjective
  • This means moving beyond static, surface-level self-reporting on the company’s overall security posture and building security strategies that are designed to mitigate loss from risk that is shared across multiple organizations.
    Vishaal Hariprasad, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Others grow static scar tissue instead, which ends up being more harmful.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of static
Adjective
  • And don’t plan on thawing a 12-pound frozen turkey under a time crunch.
    Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Over the years the story has grown to frozen turkeys or even live turkeys out of an airplane, but that is pushing it just a bit.
    Chris Sims, The Courier-Journal, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of frozen
Adjective
  • The dial is rendered in grand feu enamel in a way that creates an optical illusion as the watch moves – the idea is to create the effect of a raindrop falling on the still surface of a pond, with ripples radiating out from the seconds sub-dial.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Through the subwoofer, the warm, rich strains of the cello vibrated in the still air of my living room.
    Adrienne So, WIRED, 1 Apr. 2020
Definition of still
Adjective
  • During that time, rural Americans gifted their friends and family food and small handmade wooden or sewn presents.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 19 Nov. 2024
  • From wooden garden pergolas, paper marigolds hung above the performers’ feather headdresses.
    Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of wooden
Adjective
  • Seconds later, the clown pulled out a gun and shot Warren in the mouth at point blank range.
    KC Baker, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Six world-class interior designers were given a blank canvas to create their interiors, and the results are strikingly different, from Luca Dini’s waterfall through the superyacht’s two-level beach club to the large picture windows on the interior salon by Francois Zuretti.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of blank
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Thesaurus Entries Near motionless

motioning

motionless

motionlessly

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