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 Those musicians are the band’s bassist Zeta Bosio and drummer Charly Alberti, performing onstage with a lifelike avatar of singer Gustavo Cerati, who died in 2014. — Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The 1960 series Supercar marked the debut of supermarionation, an electronic system that makes marionettes more lifelike and convincing on screen. — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 9 July 2026 Earlier designs of minimal cells, used to test which components are necessary for lifelike behavior, began with existing living cells and reduced the size of their genomes. — Tara Deans, The Conversation, 8 July 2026 One exercise lets sales employees practice pitches with lifelike AI customers that carry on natural conversations and scores employees on aspects like eye contact, filler words, and conciseness. — Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifelike

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Adjective

Keeping him and his elite scoring ability would give the Red Wings a much more realistic ability to compete in the near future.

— Max Bultman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The states’ lawyers had signaled roughly $200 billion was a more realistic target at trial.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of realistic

Adjective

For now, Rooral only operates in Benarraba, but similar programs are starting to pop up across Spain—like Anceu, which offers a rural co-living program in Galicia.

— Liz Provencher, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
At the time, Rice was an account executive for PadSplit, an online co-living rental marketplace, where users can rent rooms in shared living spaces.

— Diamy Wang August 15, Charlotte Observer, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of living

Adjective

Kuk and especially Kodelja shine with naturalistic charm in this delicate two-hander, their easy chemistry making credible the rapport between Maruša’s grungy cynic and Alja’s snuggie-wearing neurotic.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
There’s enough footage from the prior films to get you up to speed quickly, and none of the individual story arcs matter nearly as much as the larger sense that each season of human life is worthy of its own naturalistic exploration.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of naturalistic

Adjective

The instruments can move with greater flexibility than the human hand, while the system filters out natural hand tremors that could affect delicate movements.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
If there isn’t an official audiobook, the PocketBook Q’s natural-sounding Text-to-Speech function will read any text file aloud for you.

— Benny Har-Even, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of natural

Adjective

During an operation, a surgeon controls robotic arms fitted with small instruments while viewing the surgical area through a three-dimensional vision system.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
David Nussbaum, founder of Proto Hologram in Los Angeles, is helping Sadhguru create a three-dimensional AI avatar that appears in a display box and can interact with devotees in several languages.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of three-dimensional

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