All inanimate synonyms
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I i adjective inanimate
- nonliving — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- inorganic — not having the structure or organization characteristic of living bodies.
- extinct — (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.
- deceased — The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
- exanimate — Lifeless, not or no longer living, dead.
- unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- apathetic — If you describe someone as apathetic, you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about doing anything.
- impassive — without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
- listless — having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- vacant — having no contents; empty; void: a vacant niche.
adj inanimate
- cold — Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- defunct — If something is defunct, it no longer exists or has stopped functioning or operating.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- inactive — not active: an inactive volcano.
- inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- inoperative — not operative; not in operation.
- insensate — not endowed with sensation; inanimate: insensate stone.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- motionless — without motion: a motionless statue.
- quiescent — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- soulless — without a soul.
- spiritless — without spirit.
- insentient — not sentient; without sensation or feeling; inanimate.
- azoic — without life; characteristic of the ages that have left no evidence of life in the form of organic remains
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- animal — An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being.
- vegetable — any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.