: 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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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
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Each year, neighbors work hard to outdo each other with their increasingly spooky and lifelike displays.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Online shoppers could look at the product from every angle and get a lifelike sense of its size, texture and features—all from the comfort of their homes.
—Gev Balyan, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Each year, neighbors work hard to outdo each other with their increasingly spooky and lifelike displays.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 11 Oct. 2024
The piece is a life-size and lifelike sculpture of the artist himself, curled up in the fetal position and trapped in a plastic bag like a goldfish.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 11 Oct. 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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