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stationary

/ˈsteɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ɹi/
noun

  1. One who, or that which, is stationary, such as a planet when apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.

adjective

  1. Not moving.

    "The train remained stationary for a few moments, before lurching forward along the track."

  2. Incapable of being moved

  3. Unchanging

Synonymsimmobile, unmoveable, fixed, immobile, motionless, still
Antonymsmobile, moveable, in motion, moving, on the move, changing

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