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
But the six other names had all found new homes by opening night, including three – Pierre-Luc Dubois, Joonas Korpisalo and Ryan Johansen – who were traded despite having contracts that felt unmovable.
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In Georgia, the irresistible force is about to meet the unmovable object.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
In Georgia, the irresistible force is about to meet the unmovable object.
—Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024
Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmovable
Adjective
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The interest in tactical is a subset of the larger ETF market move into active strategies as opposed to static index ETFs.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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After all, these are not static looks, such as those that might feature in a magazine editorial.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
12 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Wait long enough and the immovable object will eventually bend.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Dec. 2024
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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 (Noel), meets an immovable object, brilliant police detective Isaiah Stiles (Law).—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes they are also used off-label, for treatment-resistant depression, or catatonia, a syndrome that can cause a patient to move in unusual ways, become immobile or stop talking.—
Christina Caron,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Ultrasounds Purpose: Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography, is a type of scan that works in real-time, rather than producing a still image after the fact, according to the Food and Drug Administration.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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Impeachment is an irremovable stain on any presidency, and Trump knows it.—
Matt Ford,
The New Republic,
18 Dec. 2019
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“Unmovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmovable. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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