Synonyms for stillborn
ˈstɪlˌbɔrnstill·born

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1. stillbornadjective

   Synonyms:
   unfruitful, deadborn

2. stillbornadjective

   Dead at birth.

   Synonyms:
   unfruitful, deadborn

3. stillbornadjective

   Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.

   Synonyms:
   deadborn, unfruitful

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1. abortive, stillborn, unsuccessfuladjective

   failing to accomplish an intended result

   "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

   Synonyms:
   unsuccessful, abortive

   Antonyms:
   live, alive(p), fruitful

2. stillbornadjective

   (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn

   "a stillborn baby"

   Synonyms:
   unsuccessful, abortive

   Antonyms:
   fruitful, live, alive(p)

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1. List of paraphrases for "stillborn":

   stillbirth, aborted

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1. James Brown:

   I was stillborn. The midwives laid me aside, thought I was really gone. I laid there about an hour, and they picked me back up and tried again, 'cause my body was still warm. The Good Lord brought me back.

2. Christina DePino:

   My doctor explained that while not all the reasons are understood, after 37 weeks, patients with ICP are at a very high risk of having a stillborn. He also explained that induction was still my choice, as it is possible to carry a baby to full term and not have a stillborn.