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Synonyms for lifelike

Most common

realistic vivid pictorial

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Like a living being; resembling life; being an accurate representation.

    The robot was so lifelike, Jack could hardly tell it apart from his sister.

Related words

Word family
life-size

Example sentences

  • realistic Do you really think that your plans are realistic?
  • vivid The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
  • pictorial A metaphor is a pictorial expression.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lifelikerising
realisticfalling
vividrising
pictorialfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
vivid2
6 letters
living2
7 letters
natural3, graphic2
9 letters
realistic4, pictorial4
10 letters
unaffected4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vivid2 = 2 syllables).