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inanimate

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore I words

showing no sign of life, energy, or animation

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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
Common questions

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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.

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