IMMOVABILITY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

immovability

noun

Definition of immovability

as in recalcitrance

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Noun

The very existence of a halftime show was met with vexation and recalcitrance from fans.

— Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Yet his recalcitrance also runs the risk of costly retribution.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 June 2026

Definition of recalcitrance

Noun

Their stories live on in Sardinian lore with an almost mythical quality, the brigands admired for their intractability.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
But Bass and every council member and all their successors need to be reminded that a civic sense of intractability is a dangerous thing.

— Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

Definition of intractability

Noun

Marshall Faulk, the Hall of Fame running back and former Rams star, says he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s about 18 months ago after noticing hand rigidity while golfing.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
That helps with digital grounding and rigidity, making for better sound quality than conventional metals.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of rigidity

Noun

But Havel’s vision went beyond private acts of disobedience and noncompliance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
After federal prosecutors and defense attorneys had presented all their evidence Tuesday, Morrow’s attorneys asked Orso to dismiss the three petty charges accusing her of obstruction, disruption and disobedience.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of disobedience

Noun

Conservative pundits may have wanted Anne to be a model orphan, but that desire just threw her unruliness into sharper relief.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Katseye doesn’t seem to get in as much trouble as K-pop idols have in the past for swearing; a patina of unruliness has endeared the group to its followers.

— Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of unruliness

Noun

That’s great news for Vanguart’s four cofounders, who established the company in 2018 with a wealth of experience, if not some serious horological rebelliousness.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2026
The stigma helped imprint a stamp of rebelliousness on the brand which lives on today, says Carpenter, even as Burton has become a fixture on resort slopes across the world and within the annals of Olympian history.

— Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of rebelliousness

Noun

She was swiftly fired, with Trump accusing her of betrayal and insubordination.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
In Fernández’s version, Antíkona’s insubordination inspires a peoples’ rebellion and brings an end to Klion’s rule due to his inability to treat citizens with common decency.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of insubordination

Noun

Frankie wanted to rid himself of rigidness.

— Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026

Definition of rigidness

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