immotile

The word “immotile” has 3 syllables: im-mo-tile

It's pronounced as /ɪˈməʊtaɪl/


What is synonym and antonym for immotile?

In the thesaurus, “immotile” has 94 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for immotile along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for immotile

Antonyms for immotile

  • active
  • alive
  • busy
  • changeable
  • flexible
  • impermanent
  • inconstant
  • indefinite
  • insecure
  • irresolute
  • lively
  • loose
  • mobile
  • motile
  • movable
  • moveable
  • moving
  • portable
  • removable
  • removeable
  • soft
  • supple
  • transferable
  • transferrable
  • transportable
  • undecided
  • unfixed
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • untrustworthy
  • variable
  • wavering
  • willing
  • yielding

Meanings of immotile

  • adjective
    1. Not motile (lacking the ability to move).

Example Sentences

  • The immotile sperm was unable to fertilize the egg, leading to infertility.
  • Immotile organisms cannot move on their own and rely on external forces for movement.
  • The lab report highlighted that the bacteria were immotile, unable to swim in the medium.
  • The study found that the immotile cells failed to respond to the usual stimuli.
  • Researchers are investigating ways to treat diseases caused by immotile cilia in the human body.

On this page you'll find 128 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to immotile, such as: active, adamant, alive, anchored, apoplectic, at a standstill, at rest.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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  • ran in
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  • reliable
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  • rooted
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  • safe
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  • screwed
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  • secure
  • secured
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  • set
  • set in stone
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  • shoved
  • showed
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  • soldered
  • solid
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  • sound
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  • stabile
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  • staying put
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  • trammelled
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  • unalterable
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  • uncomfortable
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  • unfluctuating
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  • unvarying
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  • walloped
  • watertight
  • welded
  • well-built
  • well-founded
  • whacked
  • whaled
  • whipped
  • wrested
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deadlocked

halted

  • abated
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  • arrested
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  • at rest
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unbudging

immobile

  • anchored
  • at a standstill
  • at rest
  • fast
  • fixed
  • frozen
  • immobilized
  • immotile
  • immovable
  • in place
  • irremovable
  • motionless
  • moveless
  • nailed
  • nailed down
  • nonmotile
  • nonmoving
  • pat
  • quiescent
  • rigid
  • riveted
  • rooted
  • stable
  • stagnant
  • standing
  • static
  • stationary
  • steadfast
  • stiff
  • still
  • stock-still
  • stolid
  • stuck
  • unbudging
  • unmovable
  • unmoving
  • wedged

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