Meaning & use

unmoving

adjective·Everyday

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Not moving; motionless. Also used to describe something that fails to stir emotion.

See it in a sentence

The statue stood unmoving in the empty square.

Critics found the speech eloquent but oddly unmoving.

A note on using this word

Unmoving carries two senses: a literal one about physical stillness and a figurative one about failing to evoke emotion.

Words with a similar meaning

motionlessstillunaffecting

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Words with an opposite meaning

movingstirring

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