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
Adjective
  • 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
  • Everything reached her from far away; her sensations were ghostly.
    — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Roth asks in one, referencing the ghostly figure careening overhead.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostly
Adjective
  • Managing a nonexistent budget and dealing with the physical limitations of mismatched props and basic high school stage lights constantly threatened to dilute the vision.
    — Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang has similarly said that work-life balance is essentially nonexistent for him.
    — Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nonexistent

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“Zombielike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/zombielike. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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