catatonically
In motionless stupor
In a manner suggesting catatonia—a state of unresponsive immobility or stupor.
Someone staring catatonically shows no reaction to their surroundings, as if mentally absent: She sat catatonically on the couch for hours after hearing the news.
The word often describes shock, depression, or extreme withdrawal rather than the clinical psychiatric condition.
Solidified by extreme cold
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- paralyzedUnable to move voluntarily
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- numbLacking physical sensation
traumatized · shell-shocked · petrified · immobilized · stupefied · thunderstruck · speechless · unresponsive
Suspended sensibility
- mutismAbsence of speech
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
- unresponsiveFailing to react or reply
waxy flexibility · negativism · flat affect · antipsychotics · electroconvulsive therapy · psychiatric · inpatient · withdrawn
Lacking all movement
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
- rigidUnable to bend
- fixedRestored or immovable
unmoving · statuesque · lifeless · inert · suspended · rooted · slack · limp
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- emotionlessLacking any sentiment
unresponsive · passive · withdrawn · disengaged · vacant · blank · hollow · flat
frozen
Solidified by extreme cold
numb · traumatized · shell-shocked · petrified · immobilized · stupefied · thunderstruck · speechless · unresponsive · glazed
stupor
Suspended sensibility
- mutismAbsence of speech
- schizophreniaPsychotic disorder with delusions
- psychosisSevere reality detachment
unresponsive · waxy flexibility · negativism · flat affect · antipsychotics · electroconvulsive therapy · psychiatric · inpatient · withdrawn · dissociation
motionless
Lacking all movement
- stationaryNot in motion
- immobileUnable to shift
- rigidUnable to bend
fixed · unmoving · statuesque · lifeless · inert · suspended · rooted · slack · limp · glassy-eyed
listless
Lacking energy or enthusiasm
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
emotionless · unresponsive · passive · withdrawn · disengaged · vacant · blank · hollow · flat · spiritless
catatonicallyresponsively
In a reacting manner
alertly · attentively · reactively · perceptively · wakefully
catatonicallyanimatedly
In lively manner
actively · energetically · vigorously · dynamically · lively
catatonicallyexpressively
With outward emotion
vivaciously · animatedly · emotively · exuberantly · ebulliently
tonic, catatonic, catatonia, hypotonic, hypertonic, tonicity