1
as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of immobile
Video posted on social media showed victims and debris strewn across a long stretch of road, with at least seven people lying immobile on the ground.
—
Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
The face itself looked fine — a bit glowy at times and immobile around the eyes — but its novelty quickly wore off.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
When Wells fell, he was held completely immobile for 30 minutes by the tons of wet concrete surrounding him, his suit says.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
In the original video shared to his 10 million followers, Lil Nas X kept a positive attitude about the ordeal, joking and demonstrating how half his face had become immobile.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immobile
Associated Press, Time, 27 Apr. 2025
The face itself looked fine — a bit glowy at times and immobile around the eyes — but its novelty quickly wore off.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
When Wells fell, he was held completely immobile for 30 minutes by the tons of wet concrete surrounding him, his suit says.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2025
In the original video shared to his 10 million followers, Lil Nas X kept a positive attitude about the ordeal, joking and demonstrating how half his face had become immobile.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for immobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
-
These static, profile views often depict male and female elk, sometimes with calves, and occasionally alongside other Ice Age fauna such as mammoths, woolly rhinos, and ostriches.—
Margherita Bassi,
Popular Science,
24 July 2025
-
Sprawling rural areas and low-income towns fringing the Everglades are lucky to get static.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 July 2025
Adjective
-
Don't swerve or leave your lane to avoid an animal, the group said, noting that many accidents happen when someone swerves to avoid animals and hits oncoming traffic or a stationary object like a tree.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
18 July 2025
-
Atlas 15 is supposed to move NOAA, and those who depend on the agency, from an assumption that the climate is stationary, to a recognition that precipitation extremes are in the process of changing due largely to the burning of fossil fuels for energy and transportation.—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
16 July 2025
Adjective
-
Audiences responded by giving Brown a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
25 July 2025
-
Understudy Bella Brown reportedly stepped in for Zegler for Act 2 and received a standing ovation that lasted nearly five minutes.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
25 July 2025
Adjective
-
Sunday’s Euro 2025 final between England and Spain is a rematch of the 2023 World Cup final in what will be the battle of the immovable object versus the unstoppable force.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
27 July 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
Adjective
-
Connor Blades, a project officer with the Barbados environment ministry, finally identified it by taking a video of the snake, then studying a still image from the footage, reports the Associated Press’ Dánica Coto.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
-
Typically, law enforcement agencies employ software like Clearview AI after a crime has occurred, comparing a still image against a database of mugshots, driver’s license photos, and social media posts.—
Logan Seacrest,
Boston Herald,
16 July 2025
Adjective
-
Deshaun Watson is also still stuck on the roster with a huge contract that has become unmovable.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 July 2025
-
And so with that came confidence and an unmovable quality to this character.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share