NONMOVING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

nonmoving

adjective

ˌnän-ˈmü-viŋ

Definition of nonmoving

as in static

fixed in a place or position the casino is actually in a nonmoving vessel permanently docked on the city's waterfront

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as in motionless

incapable of moving or being moved all of the machine's nonmoving parts

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Adjective

An advertisement couldn’t be on the screen for longer than eight seconds, and the displays would revert to a static logo after midnight each day.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
But as the city blossomed — its population is now nearly 270,000 — the political culture remained fairly static.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of static

Adjective

In comments shared on social media, many claimed her face appeared frozen and motionless, her expressions nonexistent.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
The Griffith Park merry-go-round, which turned 100 this year, stands motionless, many of its 66 wooden horses weathered and caught mid-ascent.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of motionless

Adjective

Some packs retain enough energy storage potential to serve stationary applications, where weight and packaging constraints matter less.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
They are engineered to swivel seamlessly and create a cozy, face-to-face conversational layout when the vehicle is stationary.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of stationary

Adjective

There’s no explosive element to the Giants’ running game, which doesn’t figure to change with this group of backs and the immobile Winston at quarterback.

— Doug Haller, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Verity is immobile and catatonic, and Lowen learns that the family’s life is also darkened by a child’s accidental death.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of immobile

Adjective

In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026
The process also keeps the sand in a perpetual swirling motion that contrasts beautifully with the still surface.

— Savannah Born, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of still

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