NONMOTILE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmotile

adjective

ˌnän-ˈmō-tᵊl

Definition of nonmotile

as in static

incapable of moving or being moved an examination of the slides of nonmotile cells

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An advertisement couldn’t be on the screen for longer than eight seconds, and the displays would revert to a static logo after midnight each day.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
But as the city blossomed — its population is now nearly 270,000 — the political culture remained fairly static.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

After that adrenaline starts surging, a few motionless seconds can feel like a lifetime.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
In 1969, neurologist Oliver Sacks gave L-DOPA to patients who had spent decades nearly motionless after the encephalitis epidemic of the early 20th century.

— Mallory Green, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of motionless

Adjective

There’s no explosive element to the Giants’ running game, which doesn’t figure to change with this group of backs and the immobile Winston at quarterback.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of immobile

Adjective

In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
The process also keeps the sand in a perpetual swirling motion that contrasts beautifully with the still surface.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of still

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nonmotile

nonmoving

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