immovable
Americanadjective
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incapable of being moved; fixed; stationary.
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incapable of being influenced by feeling; emotionless.
an immovable heart; an immovable tyrant.
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incapable of being moved from one's purpose, opinion, etc.; steadfast; unyielding.
- Synonyms:
- adamant, unbending, inflexible, obdurate
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not subject to change; unalterable.
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not moving; motionless.
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Law.
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not liable to be removed, or permanent in place.
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(of property) real, as distinguished from personal.
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not changing from one date to another in different years.
Christmas is an immovable feast.
noun
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something immovable.
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Law. immovables, lands and the appurtenances thereof, as trees and buildings.
adjective
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unable to move or be moved; fixed; immobile
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unable to be diverted from one's intentions; steadfast
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unaffected by feeling; impassive
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unchanging; unalterable
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(of feasts, holidays, etc) occurring on the same date every year
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law
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(of property) not liable to be removed; fixed
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of or relating to immoveables Compare movable
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Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of immovable
1325–75; Middle English immevable, immovable; see im- 2, movable
Explanation
Immovable things can't be budged. While you can move a bicycle or a grocery cart or a balloon, a cement park bench is immovable. Many things are immovable because they're made to be that way: a car is designed to be immovable when it's shifted into "park," or when the emergency brake is pulled. Other things are only occasionally immovable, like your stubborn dog who becomes immovable every time you try to take him for a walk in the rain, rooted adamantly in the doorway as you pull on his leash.
Vocabulary lists containing immovable
Example Sentences
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“We are up against immovable deadlines,” Lowdon explains from preseason testing in Barcelona.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
“The most dramatic version of this show was if an unstoppable force meets an immovable object and there’s an equality in what they do,” adds Finn, 30.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
So immovable is Ferguson that House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries went to Annapolis this week to meet with him.
From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026
If you’re headed to a wedding, funeral or some other immovable event, I wouldn’t book a budget airline — do everything in your power to get there on time.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026
They seemed to be carved out of huge blocks of stone, immovable, and yet they were aware: some dreadful spirit of evil vigilance abode in them.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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