Going and Lifeless

Going

Going adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: he just can't keep his small bookstore going

Lifeless is an antonym for going.

Nearby Word: go

Lifeless

Lifeless adjective - No longer living.
Usage example: the kayaker's lifeless body was found just downstream of the rapids where he had capsized

Going is an antonym for lifeless.

Nearby Words: life, lifelessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Evangelion 303 When he believes that she has rejected him, he is going to take it back, but she angrily replies that "You'll get it back when you pull it off my cold, lifeless finger".
  • Nightmare Fuel / Public Service Announcement Another features a man going about his daily routine whilst being followed by the lifeless body of a boy he killed when he was speeding, affectionately nicknamed "Dead Ginger".
  • Video Game / Battlefield 1 After going through almost literally hell on earth, including almost an entire fortress worth of German and Austro-Hungarian soldiers, to find his brother Matteo, Luca finds his brother's lifeless body right outside its walls.
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