Antonyms for zombie

Grammar : Noun

Spell : zom-bee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɒm bi

Definition of zombie

Origin : 1871, of West African origin (cf. Kikongo zumbi "fetish;" Kimbundu nzambi "god"), originally the name of a snake god, later with meaning "reanimated corpse" in voodoo cult. But perhaps also from Louisiana creole word meaning "phantom, ghost," from Spanish sombra "shade, ghost." Sense "slow-witted person" is recorded from 1936.

As in machine : noun person who acts automatically
As in character : noun odd person
As in persona : noun character
As in phantasma : noun ghost
As in visitant : noun ghost
As in ghost : noun spirit of the dead

Example sentences :

It was soon plain that she was a zombie with about ten words in her vocabulary.
Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun

No one was in the stores, and no one was bothering with the zombie maze.
Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow

I logged back in and there I was, still on the deck of the Zombie Charger, waiting for someone to wind me up.
Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow

A mad enterprise indeed—a ghost and a zombie, going to seek out a foe whose numbers and whose might grew ever more apparent.
Extract from : « World of the Drone » by Robert Abernathy

One word from Douglas and she had become a zombie—a mindless muscle preparation that existed only to obey.
Extract from : « The Lani People » by J. F. Bone

A huge, zombie form—the ugliest part of this night of anguish and distortion.
Extract from : « The Planet Strappers » by Raymond Zinke Gallun

It's not any kind of zombie state, or whatever your overheated imagination has thought up.
Extract from : « Sentiment, Inc. » by Poul William Anderson

Synonyms for zombie

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