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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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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
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Recent Examples of immobile
To fully engage the muscles in your arms and shoulders (and reap all the strength-building benefits), keep your torso as immobile as possible while doing arm exercises.
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Jenessa Connor, Health, 11 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit also claims Cortez’s truck was immobile due to the crash and could not have accelerated toward the officers.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Riva tried contacting customer support for about three minutes while he was stuck in the immobile car, but gave up after the wait time became too long as the service was overwhelmed with other passengers’ calls.
—Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Jenessa Connor, Health, 11 Jan. 2026
The lawsuit also claims Cortez’s truck was immobile due to the crash and could not have accelerated toward the officers.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Conical, feathery and brilliantly colored in blues, pinks, plum and orange, these tiny worms attach to coral reefs as larvae and then hang out, immobile, for the rest of their lives.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
Riva tried contacting customer support for about three minutes while he was stuck in the immobile car, but gave up after the wait time became too long as the service was overwhelmed with other passengers’ calls.
—Maria Paula Mijares Torres, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
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Amorado then slashed the motionless Espinoza’s neck with a machete, prosecutors said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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The study suggests that having eight eyes may improve depth perception during stationary hunting, a strategy suited to an ambush predator waiting motionless beneath cover.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Mar. 2026
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Had the Broncos remained static offensively, there is no way Webb would have received a fair shot at calling plays.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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The room’s furniture remains eerily static, while their bodies’ movements leave traces imprinted around the frame.—
Sammy Loren,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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For its crashes with pickup trucks, Waymo said its vehicles were either stationary or traveling 2 mph.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Using magnetic traces from ancient pieces of Earth’s crust, researchers found that a chunk of what is now Western Australia drifted toward the magnetic north pole over a few million years, as part of South Africa remained stationary.—
Marissa Grunes,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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In terms of sheer duration, nothing tops the 1994-95 strike, a 232-day encounter between immovable object and unstoppable force that erased a total of 948 games and led to the cancellation of the World Series.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
18 Mar. 2026
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Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force, expert criminal Coltrane Wilder (Y’lan Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Matthew Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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Kaufman-Renn finally converted off Smith's feed a few minutes later — and all the senior guard did was ever-so-briefly stick a finger in the air as a crowd tilted heavily toward Purdue fans waved signs and gave him a standing ovation.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Dejounte Murray had 17 points and a season-high 11 assists, while Zion Williamson and rookie Derrick Queen each scored 14 for the Pelicans (24-46), who received a standing ovation as the final seconds wound down on their sixth straight victory at home and ninth win in their past 13 games overall.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beazley showed a still image of the man to a firm supervisor.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Local artists will lead sketching still-life arrangements of skulls, seed pods, turtle shells, tree bark, greens and fruit.—
Janet Kusterer,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Feb. 2026
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Yet throughout it all, Maduro ruled on, seemingly unmovable.—
Stefano Pozzebon,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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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.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2026
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Oravec said the worst of the storm is winding down, yet the state will remain stuck in a deep plume of moisture that will bring more heavy rain through the week.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The closer their driver got to the Flames’ home rink, the worse the traffic got until they were hopelessly stuck in gridlock still several blocks from the arena.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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