immobile
14
4.4
- adjective
- /ɪˈmoʊbəl/
- After sitting in traffic for hours, the cars seemed immobile, stuck in place.
- remain immobile
- completely immobile
- relatively immobile
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Watch on YouTubeSo we're going to have a very, very immobile housing market.
- So we're going to have a very, very immobile housing market.
- She didn't know it was possible to keep a body alive like this, Immobile, unwilling, indefinite.
- But yeah, I've got people with CP who are so drastically immobile on this.
- So I I can't have her watch me for three months while I'm laying in bed immobile.
- Now during this process, this is usually when most species will molt, lose their legs and become immobile and they would just keep on feeding for months.
- And his dog had died and I wanted to get him a new dog to get him walking again, but just go in immobile and sat there drinking.
Examples
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Upon examination, a tender, immobile mass was detected in the right preauricular region.
Academic text (2008) -
The mouth is pinched, colorless; the nose angular; the eyes immobile and gray, like frozen water.
Fiction book (1996) -
Body immobile and in a deep sleep.
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Here you are, immobile, totally exposed, and quite vulnerable.
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Try to keep your lips immobile.
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The inside of the Earth is completely immobile in regard to its axis; it does not revolve.
Academic text (2007) -
Poor road conditions contribute to a relatively immobile population and sparsely populated areas.
Academic text (2003) -
All the while, the chameleon remains otherwise immobile, hidden by its cryptic shape and coloration.
Academic text (2006) -
The accident left her immobile, requiring assistance to move around the house.
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The statue remained immobile, gazing out over the park for decades.
Synonyms
690
1.0
Not able to move because something holds or traps you
144
4.2
Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear
47
2.9
Not moving and staying in one place
33
3.0
Completely still with no movement, like a statue
13
5.5
Not moving and without the energy or will to act
10
4.4
Not able to be moved
7
2.2
Completely still and keeping the same position
5
5.5
Unable to move because of shock, fear, or surprise
1
4.2
Not able to be changed or lifted from its place
1
4.3
Cannot be moved physically or in opinion
1
3.0
Staying in the same place and not changing position
1
6.9
Completely still and not changing position
1
9.5
Not able to move because of a health problem
1
6.5
Unable to move or be moved easily
Not moving and fixed in one place
Antonyms
How Mobile
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immobile starts with in- meaning 'not' and the rest is mobile, which means 'able to move' and appears in words like automobile. So Immobile means 'not able to move'.