zombie-like
Like walking dead
Zombie-like describes something resembling the slow, vacant, mechanical quality associated with zombies—the reanimated corpses of horror fiction.
It typically characterizes people moving or behaving without apparent awareness or volition: She shuffled to the coffee maker in a zombie-like state.
The word often describes exhaustion, shock, or mindless routine: zombie-like commuters on the morning train.
Without an occupant
- glazedCoated with shiny finish
- pallidUnhealthily lacking color
- gauntLean from deprivation
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
hollow-eyed · ashen · lifeless · sunken · ghoulish · deathly · wan · bloodless
Randomizing order of items
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
- groaningEmitting deep, pained sounds
moaning · shambling · mindless · plodding · aimless · slow-moving · uncoordinated · dragging
Failing to react or reply
- blankWithout marks or content
- vacantWithout an occupant
- dazedShocked into mental fog
- stupefiedOverwhelmed into mental blankness
catatonic · zoned-out · spaced-out · autopilot · numb · detached · dissociated · brain-dead
Lacking thought or awareness
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
- unquestioningAccepting without challenge
- brainwashedMentally manipulated into compliance
programmed · conformist · groupthink · obedient · soulless · corporate · nine-to-five · cubicle
Lacking adequate rest
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- drowsyNearly falling asleep
- groggyWeak and unsteady
- bleary-eyedTired and unfocused
jet-lagged · overworked · depleted · drained · weary · lethargic · sluggish · exhausted
vacant
Without an occupant
disheveled · hollow-eyed · ashen · lifeless · sunken · ghoulish · deathly · wan · bloodless · haggard
shuffling
Randomizing order of items
- stumblingWalking clumsily, almost falling
- lurchingMoving unsteadily, abruptly
- staggeringShockingly impressive or unsteady
groaning · moaning · shambling · mindless · plodding · aimless · slow-moving · uncoordinated · dragging · trudging
unresponsive
Failing to react or reply
stupefied · catatonic · zoned-out · spaced-out · autopilot · numb · detached · dissociated · brain-dead · foggy
mindless
Lacking thought or awareness
- roboticStiff and unemotional
- automatonSelf-moving mechanical device
- unquestioningAccepting without challenge
brainwashed · programmed · conformist · groupthink · obedient · soulless · corporate · nine-to-five · cubicle · commuter
sleep-deprived
Lacking adequate rest
bleary-eyed · jet-lagged · overworked · depleted · drained · weary · lethargic · sluggish · exhausted · worn-out
- morning feelingsgrogginess, sleepiness, drowsiness, groggy, tired
- thoughtlessthoughtless, unthinking, mindless, unreflective, unconsidered
zombie-likealert
Warning or watchfulness
attentive · aware · sharp · vigilant · bright-eyed
zombie-likeself-directed
Managing oneself without supervision
purposeful · willful · autonomous · freethinking · engaged