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as in motionless
fixed in a place or position
the patient must remain immobile while he is in the MRI unit
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as in static
incapable of moving or being moved
a huge, immobile tree of an endangered species that the creators of the theme park decided to make part of the design
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Recent Examples of immobile
In the original video shared to his 10 million followers, Lil Nas X kept a positive attitude about the ordeal, joking and demonstrating how half his face had become immobile.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
It must be performed during a visit to a clinic, however, and requires the patient to remain immobile.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
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.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2025
It must be performed during a visit to a clinic, however, and requires the patient to remain immobile.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 4 Apr. 2025
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.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Photos from the scene showed snow pounding down as cars sat immobile in the center of the highway.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for immobile
Adjective
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This is in contrast to static scoring, which presumes all other economic factors stay constant.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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Think of them less as static tools, more like dynamic teammates who can reason and act.—
Tarun Raisoni,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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The girls are stationary in the car for only a few seconds, but in the morning, the photos achieve awe, scorn and eternity.—
Jeff Weiss,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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They also can’t be mounted on a helmet due to their weight and are best used while stationary.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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And Hobson's longtime friend Howard Schultz also earned standing ovations from store managers.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
15 June 2025
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The current standing size of the Germany army is just 181,000.—
Sebastian Shukla,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
Adjective
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Once known for creating stiff, crunchy, and nearly immovable styles, the best hairsprays today are a far cry from the lacquered looks of decades past.—
Michelle Rostamian,
Allure,
6 June 2025
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Gavin Sheets came out of Sunday’s collision with an immovable object better than could reasonably be expected.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Pre-season in still weeks away, so fans would do well to remember that and stay calm.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Debris is spilled onto the street after what the Mayor described as a bomb exploded near a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, on May 17, 2025, in a still image from video.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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And so with that came confidence and an unmovable quality to this character.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
11 June 2025
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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.—
Jennifer Wilson,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Immobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immobile. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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