immobile
Something immobile can’t move or be moved — it’s locked or stuck in place.
If you know that mobile things move around, then you’re halfway to understanding what immobile means: this refers to anything that can’t move. A mountain is immobile; no one’s moving that. Sometimes people who are very large — like offensive lineman — are described as immobile, because they are big and hard to move. When something is immobile, it’s not going anywhere.
Definitions of immobile
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not capable of movement or of being moved
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Synonyms:
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immovable, immoveable, stabile, unmovable
not able or intended to be moved
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immotile, nonmotile
(of spores or microorganisms) not capable of movement
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stiff
not moving or operating freely
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nonmoving, unmoving
not in motion
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Antonyms:
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mobile
moving or capable of moving readily (especially from place to place)
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airborne
moved or conveyed by or through air
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ambulant, ambulatory
able to walk about
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floating
inclined to move or be moved about
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maneuverable, manoeuvrable
capable of maneuvering or changing position
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mechanised, mechanized, motorized
using vehicles
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motile
(of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement
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movable, moveable, transferable, transferrable, transportable
capable of being moved or conveyed from one place to another
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perambulating
strolling or walking around
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racy
designed or suitable for competing in a race
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raisable, raiseable
capable of being raised
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rangy
adapted to wandering or roaming
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rotatable
capable of being rotated
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seaborne
conveyed by sea
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transplantable
capable of being transplanted
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versatile
able to move freely in all directions
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waterborne
transported by water
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moving
in motion
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immovable, immoveable, stabile, unmovable
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securely fixed in place
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