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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
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
Water damage is some of the most severe damage a vehicle can endure, often rendering cars completely immobile and inoperable.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
This left the vessel listing and immobile, as social media video of the boat shows.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Water damage is some of the most severe damage a vehicle can endure, often rendering cars completely immobile and inoperable.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 18 May 2026
This left the vessel listing and immobile, as social media video of the boat shows.
—Pau Mosquera, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
Also on display at Greene Naftali are a number of his immobile fabric figures and abstract line drawings.
—Dawn Chan, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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The orbs disappeared quickly most of the time, but in one instance, the agents said an orb hovered motionless in the sky for several hours.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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Multitudes fell down and lay motionless.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
Adjective
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Because the layout and internal computing architecture can be altered, operators can model multiple power generation technologies rather than relying on a single static layout.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
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The launch came less than 12 hours after Blue Origin suffered an explosion on the pad 6 miles south at Launch Complex 36 during a static fire test of a New Glenn first stage.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Adjective
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Will fly one scientific instrument and one other stationary payload awarded under NASA’s CLPS initiative.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
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On a sunny day in late May, a brand-new Mazda CX-5 was accelerated to about 40 mph and driven toward a stationary object with the express purpose of testing whether the vehicle would hit it.—
Keith Laing,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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For the night, the singer leaned upon one of her favorite beauty signatures—an immovable red lip, hair up in a fishtail braid, tied up with a team-colors blue and orange ribbon.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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The Judgment Day couldn’t get a one-up on Femi as JD McDonagh hit a chair shot but Femi was immovable.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 June 2026
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Messi is the standing rebuttal — a leader whose authority was never announced, only demonstrated; whose visibility was never imposed, only inevitable.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Mosquitos lay their eggs in standing pools of water, so residents are encouraged to examine their property for any items that may be carrying still water, particularly smaller items.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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The startup recently worked with Spindrift on product innovation, which led to the sparkling water company launching a still tea drink.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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The Letang contract may be unmovable, too.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Just weeks ago, Orbán had seemed practically inevitable, an unmovable facet of Hungarian politics.—
New York Daily News,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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The blank face of Kantor’s committee member looks like the spinning wheel of death on a stuck computer screen.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
14 June 2026
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Inspect the brush roll and remove any stuck items.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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