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Synonyms for immobile

  • adjective
  • noun

Most common

fixed inert immovable unmovable non-animate sessile

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Unmovable — fixed, not movable

unmovable, immovable, inert, fixed, lifeless, stationary, inanimate, static, rigid, stable, sedentary, fast, dull, firm, immotile, motionless, unmoving, torpid, steadfast

Other

sessile, non-animate

Noun

inactive, nonmover

Antonyms

mobile, movable, motile

All antonyms of immobile →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Fixed, not movable.

  2. n. 1

    One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

Related words

Is a kind of
stable

Forms

Plural
immobiles → inactives, nonmovers…

Example sentences

  • fixed The date and place of the meeting have been fixed.
  • inert Nitrous oxide is inert at room temperature.
  • unmovable What happens when an unstoppable force hits an unmovable object?

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
immobilerising
fixedsteady
inertfalling
immovablesteady
unmovablerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fast1, firm1, dull1
5 letters
fixed1, rigid2, inert2
6 letters
stable2, static2, torpid2
7 letters
sessile
8 letters
inactive3, lifeless2, unmoving, immotile3, nonmover
9 letters
sedentary4, steadfast2, inanimate4, immovable4, unmovable
10 letters
stationary4, motionless3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rigid2 = 2 syllables).