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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
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as in stubborn
sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Recent Examples of immovable
This deep understanding of users' constraints and environments is crucial, especially when designing complex medical devices like large, immovable machines such as MRI or CT scanners.
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Aishwarya Suresh, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
There are moments when Mason’s amusingly stubborn in his immovable stance.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
Republicans still don’t understand Trump… Over and over again, Trump’s aides and adversaries alike kept returning to the fact that a huge chunk of the GOP universe started with an immovable and immutable affinity for Trump.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immovable
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If physicists could be wrong about what was left to discover, the same is true for anyone assuming their job, industry, or skills are static.—
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Powering the Reverso Tribute Geographic is a brand-new movement, the hand-wound Calibre 834, which provides several notable features: Unlike on many world timer watches, the city ring on the world time display remains static, while the 24-hour ring rotates.—
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Despite growing consternation and concern expressed by economists and CEOs, Trump administration officials have been stubborn in defending its trade policies.—
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Ocasio-Cortez might have a good shot at cracking that stubborn nut.—
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Though onscreen the plot necessitated that these women wind up married (and presumably with a mortgage), the fantasy of the single girl in her apartment has proved unmovable.—
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The Penguins view a very small list of players as being unmovable.—
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Paul has been adamant that the tariffs won’t help the U.S. His frustration with the tariffs came as seven GOP senators signed on to a bipartisan bill that sought to have Congressional oversight over the president’s tariffs.—
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The 12-time Emmy award-winner was also adamant about sharing her cancer journey with her audience—hoping that her experience might offer support and guidance to others facing similar challenges.—
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Despite the shifting sands in the content marketplace, Mayer assured the crowd of industry insiders that Blackrock remains steadfast in its Candle investment.—
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Despite growing exhaustion, Booker remained steadfast, sustaining himself with only water as his voice grew stronger with emotion.—
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Sometimes they are also used off-label, for treatment-resistant depression, or catatonia, a syndrome that can cause a patient to move in unusual ways, become immobile or stop talking.—
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Anti-embolism: Healthcare providers often prescribe anti-embolism stockings to people who are immobile to support circulation and reduce the risk of DVT.—
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This wouldn't be a bad compromise for general use, but because the Nature Cam Pro pulls its still images from video clips, pictures drop down all the way to 1.3MP.—
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The camera pauses over his purple shirt and his still face.—
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immovable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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