IMMOTILE Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

immotile

adjective

(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-tᵊl

Definition of immotile

as in static

incapable of moving or being moved a free-form sculpture that manages to suggest movement while remaining an immotile object

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This included buckling, static load, modal, and seismic analyses.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Using sine wave generators and pink lighting so saturated it essentially blots out all other color and shadow, Young and Zazeela created a space that’s somehow both static and full of life.

— Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

Stephens and several teammates then appeared to taunt the Oregon players and celebrate the dirty play rather than show concern for a fellow college athlete who was lying motionless on the field.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Moore laid motionless on the turf before receiving assistance.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of motionless

Adjective

The process also keeps the sand in a perpetual swirling motion that contrasts beautifully with the still surface.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Op de Beeck slips everyday Belgian objects and historical motifs — Duvel beer bottles, supermarket glassware, waffles and typical Flemish still-life arrangements — into his immersive installations, sculptures and films.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of still

Adjective

Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
The electrons separate, become largely immobile, and also organize themselves into relatively orderly patterns.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

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