im·mov·able
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmü-və-bəl 
1
: incapable of being moved
broadly
: not moving or not intended to be moved
2
a
b
: not capable of being moved emotionally
1
: one that cannot be moved
2
immovables plural
: real property as opposed to movable property
Examples of immovable in a Sentence
Adjective
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
By stacking the resistance bands together – and running them to an adjacent immovable object – users can create up to 300 lb (136 kg) of resistance.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
The very bedrock of our values as a country and the democratic pillars of our government that once seemed immovable are being completely destroyed right now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But in military settings, where the stakes are life and death and the bureaucracy is immovable, big ideas are only as good as your ability to embed them in existing systems.
—Big Think, 27 Oct. 2025
By stacking the resistance bands together – and running them to an adjacent immovable object – users can create up to 300 lb (136 kg) of resistance.
—New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2025
The very bedrock of our values as a country and the democratic pillars of our government that once seemed immovable are being completely destroyed right now.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
Across centuries, rulers who built their power on fear or oppression seemed immovable in their day.
—John Hope Bryant, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immovable
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immovable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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immovable
1 of 2 adjective
im·mov·able
im-ˈmü-və-bəl
: incapable of being moved see also immovable property at property
immovable
2 of 2 noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building)
a manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovable—Louisiana Revised Statutes
Louisiana Revised Statutes
also
: an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property
a predial servitude is an incorporeal immovable —Louisiana Civil Code
—often used in pl.
compare movable
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