inanimate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

showing no sign of life, energy, or animation

In a sentence

Inanimate in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing inanimate in a sentence.

The robot's movements were too inanimate to fool anyone for long.

Synonyms

lifelessinertdeadinsentient

Antonyms

animateliving

Keep going

a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions

attacking or undermining traditional beliefs and institutions

guided by ideals rather than by practical considerations

a peculiar habit or feature distinctive to an individual

excessively or blindly devoted to something or someone

extreme admiration or worship of someone or something, often to an excessive degree

to admire or revere someone to an excessive degree

charmingly peaceful and free of trouble

Common questions

Inanimate (adjective) means showing no sign of life, energy, or animation

Here is inanimate used in an example sentence: "The robot's movements were too inanimate to fool anyone for long."

Common synonyms for inanimate include lifeless, inert, dead, insentient.

Antonyms of inanimate include animate, living.

Inanimate is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

Vocabulary sticks when you meet it in real sentences. Practise these words inside text completion and sentence equivalence questions.