unmovable

adjective

un·​mov·​able ˌən-ˈmü-və-bəl How to pronounce unmovable (audio)
: not able to be moved : not movable
an unmovable barrier/obstacle
unmovable opposition

Examples of unmovable in a Sentence

the tree was unmovable, so we designed the garden pond around it
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But the six other names had all found new homes by opening night, including three – Pierre-Luc Dubois, Joonas Korpisalo and Ryan Johansen – who were traded despite having contracts that felt unmovable. Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Voronkov is an unmovable monster at net front, with hands and vision that belie his frame. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024 In Georgia, the irresistible force is about to meet the unmovable object. Christian Caryl, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2024 Steve Ditko buries Spider-Man under tons of unmovable, sci-machinery and wreckage, a weight that seems far above even the wall-crawler’s powers to escape from. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unmovable 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unmovable was in the 14th century

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“Unmovable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmovable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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