immobile
adjective
im·mo·bile
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-bəl 
-ˌbī(-ə)l,
also -ˌbēl
1
: not moving : motionless
keep the patient immobile
2
: incapable of moving or being moved
was left immobile by the tranquilizer
Examples of immobile in a Sentence
The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
The accident left her immobile.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Except when the characters are actually working among the vines, the cast’s performances are largely immobile and their speech declamatory.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
The degree of difficulty rises significantly with the immobile Flacco, but the Bengals will be banking on his understanding of getting the ball out to avoid those hits.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
After copulating, the two males lay immobile on the seafloor as the female swam away.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immobile. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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immobile
adjective
im·mo·bile
(ˈ)im-ˈ(m)ō-bəl
-ˌbēl
-ˌbīl
-ˌbēl
-ˌbīl
1
: incapable of being moved
2
: not moving
keep the patient immobile
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