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Synonyms for sessile

  • adjective

Most common

fixed attached immobile stalkless apetiolate

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Immobile — permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about

immobile, attached, fixed

Other

stalkless, apetiolate

Antonyms

pedunculate, mobile, motile

All antonyms of sessile →

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.

Related words

Phrases
sessile bellwort sessile oak

Example sentences

  • fixed The date and place of the meeting have been fixed.
  • attached Please fill out the attached job application form.
  • immobile The car stopped completely immobile.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
sessilefalling
fixedsteady
attachedfalling
immobilerising
stalklessfalling

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

By length

5 letters
fixed1
8 letters
attached2, immobile3
9 letters
stalkless
10 letters
apetiolate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (attached2 = 2 syllables).