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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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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Net interest costs, the most immovable object in the budget, are projected to climb by more than 1% of GDP over the next decade, according to CBO.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Susan Collins has held her Senate seat for three decades, becoming a near immovable fixture in the state's political landscape.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
After slathering it over the immovable garbage to make it appear as if it were just one more river rock, he titled the piece “Reinventing the Wheel.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
And so he continues bursting his way through life as both an unstoppable force and an immovable object.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
I mast be easterly Rock, bard and immovable.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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