unmovable

adjective

un·​mov·​able ˌən-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce unmovable (audio)
: not able to be moved : not movable
an unmovable barrier/obstacle
unmovable opposition

Examples of unmovable in a Sentence

the tree was unmovable, so we designed the garden pond around it
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Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 In later years, such experiences coalesced into something unmovable. Andrea Mandell, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024 This marked Galileo's second confrontation for rejecting the Church's doctrine that positioned the Earth as the unmovable center of the universe. Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2024 The uncontrolled gap, however, remains entrenched and largely unmovable despite policy efforts, especially in the form of pay transparency laws in states like California, Connecticut and New York. Josie Cox, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unmovable 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmovable was in the 14th century

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“Unmovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmovable. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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