Antonyms of adj lifelike

2 senses of lifelike

Sense 1
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")

INDIRECT (VIA realistic) -> unrealistic -- (not realistic; "unrealistic expectations"; "prices at unrealistic high levels")

Sense 2
lifelike, natural -- (free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction")

INDIRECT (VIA unaffected) -> affected, unnatural -- (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)

Similarity of adj lifelike

2 senses of lifelike

Sense 1
graphic, lifelike, pictorial, vivid -- (evoking lifelike images within the mind; "pictorial poetry and prose"; "graphic accounts of battle"; "a lifelike portrait"; "a vivid description")
       => realistic (vs. unrealistic) -- (aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans")

Sense 2
lifelike, natural -- (free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction")
       => unaffected (vs. affected) -- (free of artificiality; sincere and genuine; "an unaffected grace")

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