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immobile

immobile

14 4.4
Not able to move or be moved, like a statue
  • adjective
  • /ɪˈmoʊbəl/
translation icon : inmóvil
  • After sitting in traffic for hours, the cars seemed immobile, stuck in place.
  • remain immobile
  • completely immobile
  • relatively immobile

So we're going to have a very, very immobile housing market.

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Examples

  • 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.

  • Here you are, immobile, totally exposed, and quite vulnerable.

  • Try to keep your lips immobile.

  • 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.

  • The statue remained immobile, gazing out over the park for decades.

Synonyms

stuck
vsimmobile
1.0

Not able to move because something holds or traps you

focuses on inability itself, not on an external trap
stationary
vsimmobile
46 2.9

Not moving and staying in one place

also covers being unable to be moved, not only resting
motionless
vsimmobile
41 3.0

Completely still with no movement, like a statue

adds that the stillness may be due to inability to move
immovable
vsimmobile
11 4.4

Not able to be moved

also applies to things that are simply motionless rather than fixed
inert
vsimmobile
7 5.5

Not moving and without the energy or will to act

refers to inability or fixedness, not just lack of energy
unmovable
vsimmobile
1 4.2

Not able to be changed or lifted from its place

can also mean just not moving at the moment rather than fixed
unmoving
vsimmobile
1 2.2

Completely still and keeping the same position

also implies inability to be moved, not just temporary stillness
nonmoving
vsimmobile
1 3.0

Staying in the same place and not changing position

can also mean incapable of movement, not only temporarily still
paralyzed
vsimmobile
  • US
1 4.2

Not able to do anything, often because of injury or fear

is more general, not limited to health or emotional causes
immoveable
vsimmobile
  • UK
4.3

Cannot be moved physically or in opinion

is similar but also covers being temporarily motionless
nonmobile
vsimmobile
6.5

Unable to move or be moved easily

is stricter, including things completely unable to be moved
moveless
vsimmobile
6.9

Completely still and not changing position

can also mean fixed in place and impossible to move
stational
vsimmobile
  • Archaic
9.2

Not moving and fixed in one place

is broader, meaning inability to move or simple stillness
akinetic
vsimmobile
  • Specialized
9.5

Not able to move because of a health problem

is general and not restricted to medical inactivity
rooted
vsimmobile
5.5

Unable to move because of shock, fear, or surprise

covers inability whether caused by emotion, physical, or fixedness

Antonyms

81 2.7

Able to change or move easily

13 2.5

Can be carried to another place

How Mobile

portable
157 2.9
mobile
81 2.7
movable
13 2.5
immobile
14 4.4
fixed
1.0

Surface Forms

immobile positive

Morphology

immobile = mobile (transparent) = im + mobile

The adjective is formed by the productive negative prefix 'im-' added to the familiar adjective 'mobile', so the negation is clear to learners.

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'.