Synonyms of immovable
93 similar words · 8 opposite words
Another word for immovable is stuck. Other synonyms of immovable are fixed, lifeless, stationary, inert and static. The opposite of immovable is mobile.
Synonyms and similar words for immovable
adjectiveIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- staticImmobile; fixed in place; having no motion.
- unmovableNot physically able to be moved.
- fixedUnable to move; unmovable.
- immobileFixed, not movable.
- immotileNot motile (lacking the ability to move).
- inanimateLacking the quality or ability of motion; as an inanimate object.
- inertUnable to move or act; inanimate.
- lifelessInanimate; having no life.
- sessilePermanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about.
- rigidFixed, rather than moving.
- stationaryIncapable of being moved.
- stuckUnable to move.
- unmoveableNot able to be moved; immobile.
adjectiveSteadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
- adamant
- staunchStubborn, intransigent.
- ardent
- grim
- untiring
- bent onCompletely determined; obstinate.
- bloody-mindedObstinate; stubborn.
- bullheadedUnreasonably stubborn.
- certain
- chronic
- confirmed
- determinedDecided; resolute, possessing much determination; dogged.
- diehard
- doggedStubbornly persevering, steadfast.
- hard-hearted
- hard-nosed
- hardheadedStubborn; wilful.
- headstrongDetermined to do as one pleases, and not as others want.
- incalcitrantRecalcitrant.
- inflexible
- insistent
- intractable
- intransigentUnwilling to compromise or moderate a position; unreasonable; stubborn.
- intrepidFearless; bold; brave.
- inveterate
- mulishCharacteristic of a mule; stubborn, obstinate, or intractable.
- obdurate
- obstinate
- obstreperousStubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).
- peremptory
- persistent
- pertinacious
- pigheadedObstinate and stubborn to the point of stupidity.
- recalcitrant
- refractoryObstinate and unruly; strongly opposed to something.
- resolute
- resolvedDetermined; fixed in one's purpose.
- self-willed
- stalwart
- steadfast
- steady
- stubborn
- stubborn as a muleExtremely stubborn.
- tenacious
- terminal
- thranStubborn; obstinate; pigheaded.
- toughOf a person, stubborn or persistent; capable of stubbornness or persistence.
- truculentDefiant or uncompromising.
- unbending
- uncompromising
- unyieldingNot giving in; not bending; stubborn.
- vehementShowing strong feelings; passionate; forceful or intense.
- wilful
- willfulAmerican standard spelling of wilful.
- irrefragable obsoleteOf a person: obstinate, stubborn.
- peevish obsoleteObstinately in the wrong; perverse, stubborn.
- sullen obsoleteObstinate; intractable.
- thwart datedOf people: having a tendency to oppose; obstinate, perverse, stubborn.
adjectiveNot capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
- dead insideUnable to feel any emotions, especially as a symptom of depression.
- alexithymic
- apathisticalApathetic; unemotional.
- clinicalCool and emotionless, in a professional way, as contrasted with an impetuous or unprofessional way.
- dullInsensible; unfeeling.
- phlegmatic
- cold-bloodedLacking emotion or compunction.
- cold-heartedWithout sympathy, feeling or compassion; callous or heartless.
- dispassionateNot showing, and not affected by, emotion, bias, or prejudice.
- emotionlessLacking emotion.
- impassibleUnable to feel emotion; impassive.
- impassiveHaving, or revealing, no emotion.
- insensibleIncapable of emotional feeling; callous; apathetic.
- nonemotionalNot emotional; unrelated to emotion.
- nonfeelingThat does not feel.
- nonpassionateNot passionate.
- nonsentimentalNot sentimental.
- stolidHaving or revealing little emotion or sensibility.
- unemotionalShowing little or no feeling.
- unfeelingWithout emotion or sympathy.
- unpassionateNot passionate.
- unsentimentalNot sentimental.
Opposite of immovable
adjectiveIncapable of being physically moved: fixed.
Meaning of immovable
- adjective Incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
- adjective Steadfast in purpose or intention: unalterable, unyielding.
- adjective Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling: impassive.
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Questions about synonyms of immovable
- What is another word for immovable?
- Immovable has 93 synonyms on Word.ws, such as stuck, fixed, lifeless, stationary, inert, static, inanimate and immobile.
- What is the opposite of immovable?
- The opposite of immovable is mobile. Other antonyms of immovable are movable and animate.
- What does immovable mean?
- Immovable means incapable of being physically moved: fixed.
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