Meaning & use
inanimate object
A thing that does not live, move on its own, or have consciousness, such as a rock or a chair.
See it in a sentence
The toddler talked to her stuffed bear as if the inanimate object could hear her.
Lightning struck the old fence post, a harmless inanimate object standing in the field.
A note on using this word
Inanimate contrasts with animate, which describes living beings capable of independent movement or growth.
Words with a similar meaning
lifeless object
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Words with an opposite meaning
living thing
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