All motionless synonyms
mo·tion·less
M m adj motionless
- immobile — incapable of moving or being moved.
- inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- steadfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- stagnant — not flowing or running, as water, air, etc.
- paralyzed — to affect with paralysis.
- stationary — standing still; not moving.
- dead — A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.
- deathly — If you say that someone is deathly pale or deathly still, you are emphasizing that they are very pale or still, like a dead person.
- firm — not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
- fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
- inanimate — not animate; lifeless.
- numb — deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move: fingers numb with cold.
- palsied — paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.
- petrified — to convert into stone or a stony substance.
- quiescent — being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
- stable — a building for the lodging and feeding of horses, cattle, etc.
- standing — rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.: He had little standing in the community.
- static — pertaining to or characterized by a fixed or stationary condition.
- still — remaining in place or at rest; motionless; stationary: to stand still.
- torpid — inactive or sluggish.
- unmoved — to pass from one place or position to another.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- stock-still — completely still; motionless.
- unmovable — capable of being moved; not fixed in one place, position, or posture.
- apoplectic — If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry about something.
- at rest — not moving; still
- becalmed — If a sailing ship is becalmed, it is unable to move because there is no wind.
- immotile — not able to move; not motile.
- stalled — a pretext, as a ruse, trick, or the like, used to delay or deceive.
- transfixed — to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc.
adjective motionless
- immovable — incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
- halted — Simple past tense and past participle of halt.
verb motionless
- smooth over — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.