LIFELIKE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

lifelike

adjective

ˈlīf-ˌlīk

Definition of lifelike

as in realistic

closely resembling the object imitated the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room

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Recent Examples of lifelike Sereno said the skeleton was preserved three-dimensionally, with bones remaining in unusually lifelike positions. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026 This style of display continued throughout the exhibit, as just around the corner, a lifelike Luke Skywalker stood next to his landspeeder on a mock Tatooine while a Jawa hid nearby. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Soda is currently on their ECOS tour, where surviving members Charly Alberti and Zeta Bosio are performing live alongside a lifelike digital avatar of their late frontman. — Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026 For viewers, that can make everything from cinematic highlights to shadow details feel more vivid and lifelike. — New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifelike

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Adjective

This was a back-door effort to coerce Detroit to phase out the internal combustion engine, as the only realistic way car makers could meet the requirement was to massively expand their EV or hybrid inventories.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
The center is designed to develop and train humanoids specifically for public safety applications, with engineers using realistic environments and mock-ups to test the machines and collect training data.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of realistic

Adjective

Researchers developed LEDs that emit UVC at wavelengths below 235 nm, which is also absorbed by the outer, non-living layers of the skin.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Communal living can look like co-living – where people choose to live with others in one house or building – or co-housing – which is a community built around a group of houses.

— Brittany Luse, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of living

Adjective

About a year and a half later, Schlumberger developed the floral idea into the more naturalistic Jasmine necklace through successive drawings that took technical execution into account.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
The two performances at the center are broad yet naturalistic, and nobody can dispute that Harrelson and McConaughey are convincingly able to play themselves.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of naturalistic

Adjective

The goal was to increase the wear to 36 hours, update it with product technology such as an oil-controlling AlgaNiacin complex leveraged from its skin care labs, and offer a more natural matte finish.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
The 1,700-meter-wide falls are undeniably impressive—after all, this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

— Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of natural

Adjective

With pops of neon green and vivid purple, the rooms are stylish but not overdone—there’s no dizzying palette here.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Among them were vibrant cap-toe sock boots, including one streaked with the vivid combination of purple and yellow as part of a colorful contrasting-print ensemble.

— Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of vivid

Adjective

An algorithm translates those measurements into a three-dimensional representation of the sheet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
Mathematician Hong Wang won a Fields medal this summer for solving the three-dimensional version of this problem with mathematician Joshua Zahl.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of three-dimensional

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