Meaning & use
Unmoved
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Not emotionally affected or persuaded; remaining in the same position or state.
See it in a sentence
He remained unmoved by her tearful apology.
The heavy statue stood unmoved despite the earthquake.
A note on using this word
Unmoved carries both a literal sense of physical stillness and a figurative sense of emotional indifference, with the latter being far more common today.
Words with a similar meaning
unaffectedunstirred
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Words with an opposite meaning
movedtouched
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Not changed in physical position; remaining still.
The heavy boulder was unmoved after the storm.
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