as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the driveway had to be built to curve around an irremovable tree
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Recent Examples of irremovable
And yet Payton’s sheer confidence — teetering into arrogance — formed an irremovable piece of his identity as a Super Bowl-winning offensive mind in New Orleans.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent in Myers v. United States in 1925 would have required even postmasters to be confirmable and even irremovable by the president.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2019
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis in his dissent in Myers v. United States in 1925 would have required even postmasters to be confirmable and even irremovable by the president.
—George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.
—Matt Ford, The New Republic, 18 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irremovable
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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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
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
Adjective
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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.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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Hodges then fell to the ground and appeared motionless.—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
Adjective
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The highly effective treatment involves sterilizing screwworm pupae -- the immobile stage of the screwworm before metamorphosis -- by exposing them to gamma radiation and then releasing them into the wild to mate with fertile females.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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Scales are immobile for much of their life, appearing as small tan to gray bumps.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
11 June 2026
Adjective
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Such as the single parent working two jobs to make ends meet, the senior on a fixed income, the recent graduate struggling to afford housing and healthcare.—
Matt Martin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
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Alphabet went the other way and issued stock, which dilutes existing shareholders but adds no fixed interest bill to meet whether or not the AI bet pays off.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Adjective
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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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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.—
Kate Wong,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
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While the lyrical concerns remain sadly relevant, Terrestrials can’t help but feel stuck in time.—
Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Irremovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irremovable. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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