moored

[moord] / mʊərd /

ADJECTIVE

stationary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

immobile motionless parked stagnant static

WEAK

anchored at a standstill inert nailed nailed down pat permanent stable standing stock-still unmoving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

active mobile moving

WEAK

restless unfixed unsteady

Example Sentences

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The futures contracts aren’t moored to any underlying equity stake in the company.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Earlier this week, the Green Party admitted that Polanski may have failed to pay council tax while living in a houseboat moored in an east London marina.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Storm Erminio has flooded streets, closed some schools and moored ferries.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Shifa took out the basket, spade, and waterproof sheet to reduce the weight and together they struggled around the island with the boat and moored it with the rope.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

moored

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