exanimate

1. 1.

   deprived of life; no longer living

   “a lifeless body”

   Synonymslifeless

   Similardead

Questions about exanimate

What does exanimate mean?

exanimate means "deprived of life; no longer living".

How many syllables are in exanimate?

exanimate has 4 syllables: ex-a-ni-mate. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for exanimate?

Close synonyms include lifeless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is exanimate a common word?

exanimate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.