im·mov·able
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmü-və-bəl 
1
: incapable of being moved
broadly
: not moving or not intended to be moved
2
a
b
: not capable of being moved emotionally
1
: one that cannot be moved
2
immovables plural
: real property as opposed to movable property
Examples of immovable in a Sentence
Adjective
that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer
despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Small wonder, then, that Congressional responses to far more abstract issues like, say, the primary care physician shortage, bog down in immovable policy inertia.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a challenge is genuinely life-and-death, or involves dire consequences; other times, the obstacles in your path may be lower stakes, but still feel frustratingly immovable.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—Aishwarya Suresh, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Nemesis is the story of two men on either side of the law, the tale of what happens when an unstoppable force (an expert criminal), Coltrane Wilder (Noel), meets an immovable object (a brilliant police detective), Isaiah Stiles (Law).
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Small wonder, then, that Congressional responses to far more abstract issues like, say, the primary care physician shortage, bog down in immovable policy inertia.
—Michael L. Millenson, Forbes, 31 Jan. 2025
Sometimes a challenge is genuinely life-and-death, or involves dire consequences; other times, the obstacles in your path may be lower stakes, but still feel frustratingly immovable.
—Vanessa Armstrong, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2025
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.
—Aishwarya Suresh, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Immovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immovable. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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immovable
1 of 2 adjective
im·mov·able
im-ˈmü-və-bəl
: incapable of being moved see also immovable property at property
immovable
2 of 2 noun
: an item of immovable property (as land, standing timber, or a building)
a manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovable—Louisiana Revised Statutes
Louisiana Revised Statutes
also
: an interest or right (as a servitude) in an item of immovable property
a predial servitude is an incorporeal immovable —Louisiana Civil Code
—often used in pl.
compare movable
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