adjective
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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; un- 1, moving
Example Sentences
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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
Tuesday, the live camera treated viewers with a glimpse of an unmoving furry white lump atop a wooden platform.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024
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
Constance cried, then scowled at the unmoving boulders as if she hated them.
From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart
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