1
as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
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as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Recent Examples of immovable
David Kämpf’s now-immovable contract is a prime example.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Lately, novelists have put a political spin on the idea, counterposing hopeful acts of individual self-fashioning to the immovable weight of circumstance.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mountain ranges are large, immovable obstacles that alter air flow.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the seemingly unstoppable force of the Trump administration’s MAHA push may meet the immovable object of decades-old, powerful lobbying barriers from U.S. agriculture, putting a damper on the prospect of cane-sugar Coke in the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
Lately, novelists have put a political spin on the idea, counterposing hopeful acts of individual self-fashioning to the immovable weight of circumstance.
—Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Mountain ranges are large, immovable obstacles that alter air flow.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
However, the seemingly unstoppable force of the Trump administration’s MAHA push may meet the immovable object of decades-old, powerful lobbying barriers from U.S. agriculture, putting a damper on the prospect of cane-sugar Coke in the U.S.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immovable
Adjective
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Strategic planning should not be a static, annual exercise.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Ursa Major will be able to conduct full-scale static firings, and drop and temperature storage testing for current and future missile systems.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Viewers were quick to point out the hilarity of the dog's stubborn protest, with many suggesting that the dachshund had already claimed permanent rights to the bed.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Really, the entire dynasty, the cloning, and the appearance of being never-ending, as an unmovable entity in the galaxy’s history, was but a poor attempt at being like Demerzel, the one truly constant in the galaxy’s history.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2025
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Deshaun Watson is also still stuck on the roster with a huge contract that has become unmovable.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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However, her mother is adamant about keeping the canine off the antique chair.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Sandlin was adamant that his engineering team has done everything possible to ensure no adverse impact to neighboring properties.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The missions led to several breakthroughs, including a motionless lane-switch mechanism, a safer magnetic levitation system, and improved structural resilience.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Small panfish and bream float stunned and motionless in the five feet or so of zapped lake around the boat, but the target eels do not seem as susceptible in the marshy edges that are lined with brush.—
Wesley Bruer,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our administration must remain steadfast in ensuring that those who put in the work receive the benefits of their efforts.—
Ruth Vitale,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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The engineering professor is steadfast that nearly all jobs will be taken over by AI—even most of the ones that have a special human touch, like teachers and car drivers.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite their name, the mobile homes are conspicuously immobile.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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In this model, our planet was covered for its first 2 to 3 billion years by a rigid, immobile outer shell with convection processes occurring beneath it in Earth’s mantle.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The original distillery, and its still, were built in the 1800s.—
Maggie Menderski,
The Courier-Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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The still, small, splash of salt water against the concrete.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immovable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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