as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
the tree was unmovable, so we designed the garden pond around it
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Recent Examples of unmovable
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.
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IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
Though a revival of insurance subsidies remains possible in Congress, the politics of the issue proved unmovable last year.
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Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
So this is really one to watch, because historically the MAGA base has been unmovable.
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NBC news,
14 Dec. 2025
Apple may seem like an unmovable force today, sitting at number four on the Fortune 500 and having sold more than three billion iPhones.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmovable
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
Though a revival of insurance subsidies remains possible in Congress, the politics of the issue proved unmovable last year.
—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
So this is really one to watch, because historically the MAGA base has been unmovable.
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NBC news,
14 Dec. 2025
Apple may seem like an unmovable force today, sitting at number four on the Fortune 500 and having sold more than three billion iPhones.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmovable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmovable
Adjective
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The brick-and-mortar storefront is being re-engineered from the ground up, turning static aisles into living, breathing media channels that can change their mood, narrative and aesthetic in a heartbeat.
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Audit findings remain static observations.
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.
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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.
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.
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Hodges then fell to the ground and appeared motionless.
Adjective
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The question then becomes whether the immobile Goldin would stand as such an alternative.
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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.
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.
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Think of doves in paintings of the Annunciation or dead pheasants in Dutch still-life paintings.
Adjective
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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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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.
Adjective
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Your body will eventually expel the stuck parts as the wound heals.
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While the lyrical concerns remain sadly relevant, Terrestrials can’t help but feel stuck in time.
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“Unmovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmovable. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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