immobile
Stuck in place
Immobile means not moving or unable to move.
A person may be immobile from injury, fear, or restraint: She stood immobile, frozen in shock.
Traffic can be immobile in gridlock.
The word suggests complete stillness rather than merely slow movement.
Something immobilized has been rendered immobile, often deliberately: The doctor immobilized the broken leg with a cast.
Unmoving, or continuing
- staticWithout motion or change
- frozenSolidified by extreme cold
- haltedCame to rest
- stoppedBrought to a halt
stationary · inert · idle · resting · paused · suspended · stalled · deadlocked
Characterized by much sitting
- sluggishSlow and inactive
- torpidInactive and slow
- lethargicLacking energy or alertness
- listlessLacking energy or enthusiasm
dormant · quiescent · passive · inert · inactive · idle · unproductive · stuck
Loss of muscle function
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
- palsyParalysis with trembling
spinal · neurological · bedridden · wheelchair · incapacitated · disabled · crippled · numb
Put into ground
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- groundedStable and realistic
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- embeddedSet firmly within something
fixed · earthbound · deep-rooted · established · steadfast · firm · solid · settled
still
Unmoving, or continuing
stopped · stationary · inert · idle · resting · paused · suspended · stalled · deadlocked · standstill
sedentary
Characterized by much sitting
listless · dormant · quiescent · passive · inert · inactive · idle · unproductive · stuck · ossified
paralysis
Loss of muscle function
- paraplegiaLower body immobility
- quadriplegiaParalysis below the neck
- hemiplegiaOne-sided bodily paralysis
palsy · spinal · neurological · bedridden · wheelchair · incapacitated · disabled · crippled · numb · unresponsive
planted
Put into ground
- anchoredFixed securely in position
- groundedStable and realistic
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
embedded · fixed · earthbound · deep-rooted · established · steadfast · firm · solid · settled · stuck
bolted
Fastened or fled suddenly
riveted · screwed · nailed · welded · glued · bonded · cemented · fused · pinned · bracketed
moored
Secured by line
tethered · fastened · chained · lashed · tied · grounded · beached · stranded · marooned · stuck
- motion statesmoving, stationary, at rest, still, static
- stagnationstagnation, standstill, stasis, deadlock, stalemate
- stillnessstillness, motionlessness, still, stationary, halt
- IM- wordsimmature, immune, immerse, immoral, impartial
- functional statusfunctional, impaired, independent, dependent, disabled
- movementwalk, go, run, jump, step
immobilemobile
Capable of movement
moving · in motion · motile · ambulatory · ambulant
immobilemovable
Capable of being relocated
moveable · portable · mobile · transportable · transferable
immobileambulatory
Able to walk
ambulant · motile · mobile · walking · perambulating
immobilize, immobility, immobilized, immobilization, immobilizes, immobilizing, immobilizer, immobilizers, immobilizations