as in static
not moving
The deer stood there absolutely motionless, listening attentively.
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Recent Examples of motionless
The senior from Cibolo fell face-first to the ground and remained motionless as trainers made their way to the field.
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American-Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 4 Jan. 2026
Ahead of Waymo’s 2026 self-driving ride-hailing fleet rollout in Nashville, a recent mass power outage in San Francisco left many of its vehicles motionless.
—Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Dec. 2025
In videos shared on social media, Waymo driverless cars could be seen scattered throughout the roads and stuck in the middle of intersections, flashing their hazards while completely motionless.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Dec. 2025
After initially laying motionless on the field surrounded by medical staff, Toure eventually trotted off the field under his own power.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 20 Dec. 2025
Separate drone video showed the couple subsequently lying motionless beside each other near the pedestrian bridge where police shot the gunmen.
—Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025
When sleeping in awkward positions, our bodies lie motionless in that position overnight, adding stress not only to our nerves, but to our muscles and ligaments as well.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
The seemingly indifferent shih tzu lies motionless beneath the impromptu throne, while a retro synth instrumental soundtrack underscores the awkward timing of the moment.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2025
Hurricane Melissa, at the tail end of the season, rapidly intensified while remaining virtually motionless over a pool of near record breaking warm water.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motionless
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At the end of Monday's live Atlas demonstration, the humanoid prototype swung its arms in a theatrical gesture to introduce a static model of the new product version of Atlas, which looked slightly different and was blue in color.—
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Siemens said Digital Twin Composer represents a shift from static models to living systems that evolve alongside real-world operations, enabling industrial AI to move from concept to execution at scale.—
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Sylist Renato Campora used the continuous Marcel wave technique, tucking under her ends and creating a glossy, frozen finish.—
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Work from the direction of the faucet toward the frozen area.—
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On November 27, Threads user @terabear14 posted a still image from the first episode of Stranger Things Season 5, showing a missing poster for Jane Hopper (Millie Bobby Brown)—better known as Eleven—pinned to a hallway wall at Hawkins High School.—
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The project is composed of 1,500 pages of still-life photos of objects she’s collected throughout her life.—
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The master lawsuit in the Palisades fire blames several defendants for overgrown brush, toppled wooden power poles, natural gas explosions and a lack of water that all contributed to the mammoth blaze.—
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Kristin Keyes, the founder of Kristin Keyes Interiors also in Nashville, loves incorporating antique wooden tables into dining rooms.—
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The 166-piece set includes 36 dot, bam, and crack tiles, 12 dragons, 16 winds, 16 flowers, 10 jokers, and four blank spare tiles made from melamine.—
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The system adapts to tone and intent without forcing app switching or blank-page starts.—
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“Motionless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motionless. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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