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inanimate

/ɪn'ænəmɪt/

Synonyms of inanimate Antonyms of inanimate Examples of inanimate Usage of inanimate Parts of inanimate Definition that contains inanimate Words sounding like inanimate Explanation of inanimate

adjective
appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
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"an inanimate body"

Similar:

breathless pulseless dead
adjective
not endowed with life
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"the inorganic world is inanimate" "inanimate objects"

Similar:

non-living nonliving nonconscious

Opposite:

animate
adjective
belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things
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"the word `car' is inanimate"
Opposite:

animate

Examples of inanimate

"an inanimate body"
"the inorganic world is inanimate"
"inanimate objects"
"the word `car' is inanimate"