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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
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Recent Examples of immobile
Soon, the cold water and the beach itself fill with people, everyone immobile and sore but deeply satisfied.
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E.r. Pulgar,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
More often than not, a towel was used to cover his immobile hand.
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Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
The Rams’ celebrated young defense needed only to smother immobile Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold deep in his territory in the final five minutes to regain possession and have a real shot at winning last season’s NFC championship.
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Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
This left the vessel listing and immobile, as social media video of the boat shows.
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Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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E.r. Pulgar,
SPIN,
10 June 2026
More often than not, a towel was used to cover his immobile hand.
—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 June 2026
The Rams’ celebrated young defense needed only to smother immobile Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold deep in his territory in the final five minutes to regain possession and have a real shot at winning last season’s NFC championship.
—
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
This left the vessel listing and immobile, as social media video of the boat shows.
—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for immobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
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The video shows the motionless suspect in a gray hoodie lying facedown on a chair or sofa while still clutching the knife.
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Her bus got within 2 miles of the stadium after 25 minutes, and then sat motionless for 30 minutes at Raytown Road and Ozark Road intersection.
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Unlike conventional ion traps that rely on oscillating radio-frequency fields, the Penning trap uses static electric and magnetic fields.
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Convinced of this, Einstein abandoned his model of the static universe.
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The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
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Should the luminiferous ether exist, then scientists reasoned that as the Earth orbits the sun at around 66,000 miles per hour (106,216 kilometers per hour), our planet should be moving through the ether, which had been deemed to be stationary.
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What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
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For the most part, though, Eldridge has been too productive as a DH to sit, and Rafael Devers remains an immovable presence at either first base or DH.
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In an April assessment, Control Risks already treated it as a standing planning assumption, which reprices redundancy, war-risk insurance and evacuation planning rather than compliance programmes.
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Audience members then gave the star a standing ovation.
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Now the second-most expensive Matisse painting to be sold at auction, La Chaise lorraine from 1919 is a still-life motif depicts a wooden chair upon which a plate of peaches is perched.
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The Olympian also tied for third place on the still rings, but – like Claire Pease – missed out on the medal due to a tiebreaker.
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The Letang contract may be unmovable, too.
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Just weeks ago, Orbán had seemed practically inevitable, an unmovable facet of Hungarian politics.
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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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While the lyrical concerns remain sadly relevant, Terrestrials can’t help but feel stuck in time.
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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