nonmoving

N1O1N1M3O1V4I1N1G2

adjective

Not moving; stationary; inert.

Opposite
UncommonScrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivenonmoving (not comparable)

alternative non-moving

  1. not comparableNot moving; stationary; inert.

    The adjudicator must recalendar a case where the parties file a joint motion to recalendar or where the nonmoving party “affirmatively indicates” a nonopposition, unless they articulate “unusual, clearly identified, and supported reasons” for denying the motion.

    2025 July 28, Kate Mahoney and Merle Kahn, “RESPONDING TO DHS MOTIONS TO RECALENDAR”, in Immigrant Legal Resource Center, archived from the original on 25 Sep 2025, page 2

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishmoving
  15. Englishnonmoving

From non- + moving.

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Cite this entry
APA

nonmoving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmoving

MLA

“nonmoving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmoving. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonmoving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonmoving.

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