: accurately representing or imitating real life
a lifelike portrait
lifelikeness
noun
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Examples of lifelike in a Sentence
The graphics in the video game are more lifelike than we imagined they would be.
the eyes of the lifelike portrait seem to follow visitors around the room
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Both are animatronic, and the LED Frankenstein—which sold out during April’s Halfway sale—is outfitted with servo motors that control the monster’s arm and facial movements, both of which are eerily lifelike.
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
One video featured an elementary school-age girl wielding a handgun; another showed a shooter using a .50 caliber gun to fire on a dummy head filled with lifelike blood and brains.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
The studio founded in Stockholm, Important Looking Pirates (ILP), is known for creating realistic-looking water simulation and underwater scenes, as well as complex creatures and lifelike environments.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
The closeup required the team to construct a lifelike broken leg that was snapped back into place.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2024
One video featured an elementary school-age girl wielding a handgun; another showed a shooter using a .50 caliber gun to fire on a dummy head filled with lifelike blood and brains.
—CBS News, 7 June 2024
The studio founded in Stockholm, Important Looking Pirates (ILP), is known for creating realistic-looking water simulation and underwater scenes, as well as complex creatures and lifelike environments.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 July 2024
The closeup required the team to construct a lifelike broken leg that was snapped back into place.
—Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
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“Lifelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifelike. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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lifelike
adjective
life·like
ˈlī-ˌflīk 
: accurately representing or imitating an actual living thing
a lifelike statue
lifelikeness
noun
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