im·mov·able
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmü-və-bəl 
1
: incapable of being moved
broadly
: not moving or not intended to be moved
2
a
b
: not capable of being moved emotionally
1
: one that cannot be moved
2
immovables plural
: real property as opposed to movable property
Examples of immovable in a Sentence
Adjective
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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About how loud the fans are going to be, about PSG being an unstoppable force and Inter an immovable object.
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Adjective
Once known for creating stiff, crunchy, and nearly immovable styles, the best hairsprays today are a far cry from the lacquered looks of decades past.
—Michelle Rostamian, Allure, 6 June 2025
Gavin Sheets came out of Sunday’s collision with an immovable object better than could reasonably be expected.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 June 2025
About how loud the fans are going to be, about PSG being an unstoppable force and Inter an immovable object.
—Pablo Maurer, New York Times, 1 June 2025
But that tiredness plays well into Yokozuna’s character as an immovable mountain of a man, which leaves Hart to mostly wrestle around him and try to get him off his feet.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immovable. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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immovable
1 of 2 adjective
im·mov·able
im-ˈmü-və-bəl
: incapable of being moved see also immovable property at property
immovable
2 of 2 noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building)
a manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovable—Louisiana Revised Statutes
Louisiana Revised Statutes
also
: an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property
a predial servitude is an incorporeal immovable —Louisiana Civil Code
—often used in pl.
compare movable
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