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Antonyms for immotile
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-moht-l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈmoʊt l |
Definition of immotile
- As in motionless : adj calm, not moving
- As in stock-still : adj motionless
- As in unmovable : adj fixed
- As in fixed : adj permanent, steady
- As in immobile : adj motionless, fixed
- As in immovable : adj fixed, stubborn
- Nearly all cocci are immotile, while the bacilli may or may not be.
- Extract from : « Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition » by H. L. Russell
- While many forms are fixed to the substratum, others are free, being in this condition either motile or immotile.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 » by Various
- The cause of this luminosity is Micrococcus phosphorens, an immotile round, or almost round organism.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 » by Various
Synonyms for immotile
- adamant
- anchored
- apoplectic
- at a standstill
- at rest
- attached
- becalmed
- constant
- dead
- dead set on
- deadlocked
- deathly
- dug in
- established
- fast
- firm
- fixed
- frozen
- halted
- hard-nosed
- hitched
- hooked
- immobile
- immobilized
- immotile
- immovable
- immutable
- impassive
- inanimate
- inert
- inflexible
- intransigent
- lifeless
- located
- locked
- locked in
- made fast
- motionless
- nailed
- nailed down
- numb
- obdurate
- palsied
- paralyzed
- pat
- petrified
- quiescent
- quiet
- resolute
- rigid
- riveted
- rooted
- secure
- set
- set in concrete
- set in stone
- settled
- situated
- solid
- spellbound
- stable
- stagnant
- stalled
- stand pat
- standing
- static
- stationary
- steadfast
- steady
- stick to guns
- stiff
- still
- stock-still
- stolid
- stuck
- tenacious
- tight
- torpid
- tough nut
- transfixed
- unalterable
- unchangeable
- uncompromising
- unmodifiable
- unmovable
- unmoved
- unmoving
- unshakable
- unwavering
- unyielding
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