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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Scientists and meteorologists say the conditions for such persistent cloud cover are ripe: an early wet season, cold temperatures and a stable, unmoving high pressure system.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 20, 2025
According to this idea, the planet was capped by a stiff, unmoving outer shell while heat-driven convection took place deeper in the mantle.
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
I stay where I am for a long minute, numb and unmoving, trying to gather my courage to move closer.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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