motionless

Not moving whatsoever

Motionless means completely still, without any movement.

A deer stands motionless when it senses danger.

She sat motionless, staring at the wall.

The word emphasizes the absence of motion rather than mere stillness—something motionless has stopped moving or is deliberately holding position.

stillness

statue

Three-dimensional sculpted likeness

unmoving · fixed · rooted · anchored · paralyzed · petrified · stock-still · rigid · poised · halted

dormant

inactive

Not currently functioning

  • idleWithout activity or purpose
  • inertInactive, physically or chemically
  • latentPresent but inactive

suspended · hibernating · quiescent · torpid · resting · stagnant · sleeping · slumbering · fallow · waiting

lifeless

limp

Lacking firmness or rigidity

  • slackAbsence of tautness
  • deadNo longer alive
  • inertInactive, physically or chemically

inanimate · unresponsive · collapsed · prostrate · slumped · drooping · listless · corpselike · supine · prone

calm

serene

Untroubled and composed

composed · undisturbed · relaxed · restful · meditative · zen · contemplative · centered · quietude · repose

Categories
Opposites
physical movement

motionlessmoving

Emotionally affecting

in motion · mobile · shifting · stirring · travelling

energy and activity level

motionlessactive

In operation now

animated · lively · restless · agitated · busy

Family

motionlessness, motionlessly

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