unturnable
Refusing to pivot
Unable to be turned.
An unturnable screw is stripped or rusted in place.
An unturnable page in a book is stuck to the next.
Figuratively, the word appears in phrases like unturnable tide or unturnable corner, suggesting something that cannot be reversed or redirected once set in motion.
Incapable of being shifted
- lockedFastened with a mechanism
- stuckUnable to move
- jammedUnable to move freely
- seizedTook suddenly, forcefully
frozen · rigid · stationary · fixed · bolted · welded · fused · anchored
Firmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
willful · intractable · recalcitrant · contrary · stiff-necked · hardheaded · unmovable · entrenched
Fixed without end
- finalLast and decisive
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- indelibleImpossible to remove
conclusive · binding · definitive · settled · sealed · done · unchangeable · committed
Steady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- firmSolid or resolute
unshakable · unbending · adamant · inflexible · unswerving · unflinching · uncompromising · tenacious
immovable
Incapable of being shifted
seized · frozen · rigid · stationary · fixed · bolted · welded · fused · anchored · cemented
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- pigheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
- mulishStubbornly refusing to yield
headstrong · willful · intractable · recalcitrant · contrary · stiff-necked · hardheaded · unmovable · entrenched · immovable
permanent
Fixed without end
- finalLast and decisive
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
indelible · conclusive · binding · definitive · settled · sealed · done · unchangeable · committed · locked-in
unwavering
Steady and unchanging
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
firm · unshakable · unbending · adamant · inflexible · unswerving · unflinching · uncompromising · tenacious · persistent
unturnableyielding
Bending under pressure
persuadable · swayable · influenceable · compliant · amenable
turn, return, turning, turned, returned, turns, overturn, returning, overturned