zombielike

adjective

as in ghostlike

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Recent Examples of zombielike As Violette has suggested more than once, these images have a zombielike quality, and the reanimation of the dead is always a horror story. — Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for zombielike
  1. ghostlike
  2. ghostly
  3. nonexistent
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  • Diners have toasted to him ever since, trading stories of feeling ghostlike brushes along their legs during Lowcountry meals.
    — Chelsea Brasted, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
Definition of ghostlike
Adjective
  • Despite gazing at the ghostly presence in full, Bela’s parents don’t seem all that spooked, even when the young girl is tossed around like a rag doll during an anniversary gathering at their home.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This ghostly nature to phase through matter arises from the fact that neutrinos are completely chargeless, virtually massless, and race through the cosmos at near the speed of light, unimpeded.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • The system has enforced upon them a reality in which their choices are so limited as to be nonexistent.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The line between inside and outside is pretty much nonexistent at this Miami Beach house.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of nonexistent

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