unmoving
Americanadjective
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not in motion
the unmoving sea
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still or constant
an invisible but unmoving point
Etymology
Origin of unmoving
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at un- 1, moving
Example Sentences
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Stagnant lid: A tectonic state where the planet's outer shell is rigid and unmoving, with very little surface recycling compared to modern plate tectonics.
From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2025
In the film, there is no middle ground, only a binary idea of justice — a rigid, unmoving idea of what is right and what is wrong.
From Salon • Oct. 17, 2025
She exudes all the charisma of an A.I.-generated character, her makeup-caked rictus unmoving from the lips up.
From Slate • Jan. 20, 2025
On Friday in Beitunia, a lanky and pimpled 16-year-old, Aban Hammad, stood unmoving, looking shaken by the tumult of tears, hugs and pro-Hamas chants around him.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023
Only the thwump-thwump-thwump of their bike tires rotating on frozen, unmoving gravel.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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