nonlive

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adjective

Not live (in various senses).

“nonlive music”

Similar
nonaliveunalivedeaddevitalizedinanimate
Opposite
aliveliveanimate
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Meanings

adjectivenonlive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot live (in various senses).

    nonlive music

    4 more examples

    Near-synonyms: nonalive, unalive, dead, devitalized, inanimate (all sometimes denotatively synonymous but not idiomatically interchangeable)

    a nonlive birth

    a nonlive vaccine

    nonlive ammunition

    Synonyms: nonalive, unalive, dead, devitalized, inanimate · Antonyms: alive, live, animate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot live (in various senses).

Similar
nonaliveunalivedeaddevitalizedinanimate
Opposite
aliveliveanimate
Also see
unalive

Origin

From non- + live.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nonevil
Cite this entry
APA

nonlive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlive

MLA

“nonlive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonlive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonlive.

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