Immovably — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Related Entry: Immovable (adjective)

Immovable is a different word from Immovably. The synonyms below are for immovable, not for immovably.

1. incapable of moving or being moved

   "that boulder is immovable, even with a bulldozer"

   similar: immobile, immotile, irremovable, nonmotile, nonmoving, unbudging, unmovable
   related: motionless, moveless, static, stationary, still, fast, fixed, rooted, steadfast, stuck, wedged
   opposite: mobile, motile, movable, moving
   near: portable, removable, transferable, transportable

2. sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion

   "despite tears and pleading, the police officer was immovable on the matter of a hefty fine for speeding"

   similar: adamant, adamantine, bullheaded, dogged, hard, hard-nosed, hardened, hardheaded, headstrong, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, ossified, pat, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, self-opinionated, self-willed, stiff-necked, stubborn, unbending, uncompromising, unrelenting, unyielding, willful, deaf to reason
   related: anal-retentive, obsessive, wayward, wrongheaded, determined, hell-bent, inexorable, persistent, relentless, resolved, set, single-minded, steadfast, stouthearted, tenacious, unflinching, firm, hard-line, hard-shell, iron, severe, stern, strict, hidebound, narrow-minded, rigid, bloody-minded (chiefly British), cantankerous, contrary, cussed, contumacious, disobedient, froward, insubordinate, intractable, recalcitrant, refractory, uncooperative, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, defiant, insurgent, mutinous, indomitable, invincible, unconquerable, confirmed, inveterate, unregenerate, demanding, exacting
   opposite: acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding
   near: docile, obedient, placable, submissive, tractable, accepting, persuadable, receptive, responsive, willing, governable, manageable, reasonable, temperate, slavish, subservient