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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
To fully engage the muscles in your arms and shoulders (and reap all the strength-building benefits), keep your torso as immobile as possible while doing arm exercises.
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Jenessa Connor, Health, 11 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit also claims Cortez’s truck was immobile due to the crash and could not have accelerated toward the officers.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Riva tried contacting customer support for about three minutes while he was stuck in the immobile car, but gave up after the wait time became too long as the service was overwhelmed with other passengers’ calls.
—Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jenessa Connor, Health, 11 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit also claims Cortez’s truck was immobile due to the crash and could not have accelerated toward the officers.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Riva tried contacting customer support for about three minutes while he was stuck in the immobile car, but gave up after the wait time became too long as the service was overwhelmed with other passengers’ calls.
—Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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The man is later seen lying motionless on the street as bystanders and police attempt to wake him.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Amorado then slashed the motionless Espinoza’s neck with a machete, prosecutors said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Unlike a tightrope, which is rigid and static, a slackline is constantly moving, demanding continuous, dynamic balance.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026
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Both global and European population ebbed and flowed from generation to generation, but fundamentally remained static across centuries, held back by truly ferocious rates of infant, childhood, and maternal mortality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Two of those robots, Cassius and Sandra, were stationary, but a third named Valerie was making a food delivery at the time.—
Talia Soglin,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Other companies have moved to the stationary storage and aerospace sectors to utilize unused battery production capacity for EVs.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Kyla Oldacre, at 6-foot-6, scored 15 points was an immovable force under the basket.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In terms of sheer duration, nothing tops the 1994-95 strike, a 232-day encounter between immovable object and unstoppable force that erased a total of 948 games and led to the cancellation of the World Series.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kaufman-Renn finally converted off Smith's feed a few minutes later — and all the senior guard did was ever-so-briefly stick a finger in the air as a crowd tilted heavily toward Purdue fans waved signs and gave him a standing ovation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dejounte Murray had 17 points and a season-high 11 assists, while Zion Williamson and rookie Derrick Queen each scored 14 for the Pelicans (24-46), who received a standing ovation as the final seconds wound down on their sixth straight victory at home and ninth win in their past 13 games overall.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beazley showed a still image of the man to a firm supervisor.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Yet throughout it all, Maduro ruled on, seemingly unmovable.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The same institution founded on the principle of easy and open community collaboration could now be proving unmovable—trapped between the need to adapt and an institutional resistance to change.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The hijacking sparked a dramatic police chase that ended in a rush-hour shootout when the truck became stuck in traffic on the busy Miramar Parkway.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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And the discussion often gets stuck on details, which prevents progress toward broader agreements.—
Karen Schlatter,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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