untransportable

The heavy antique piano is untransportable through the narrow doorway.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not capable of being transported: "untransportable" describes something that cannot be moved or conveyed from one place to another, typically due to size, weight, fragility, or legal restrictions.

Usage Examples

• (The statue could not be moved due to its great weight.)
• (These chemicals cannot be legally or safely transported.)
• (The vase could not be moved safely without extra protection.)

Advanced Usage

• "legally untransportable": referring to items that cannot be transported because they are prohibited by law.
  • The rare animal species is legally untransportable across international borders. (It is illegal to move these animals from one country to another.)
• "physically untransportable": referring to items that cannot be moved due to their physical properties.
  • The large industrial machine was physically untransportable without dismantling it first. (It could not be moved as a whole unit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Transportable (adj): capable of being transported.
  • The furniture is easily transportable in a small van. (It can be moved without difficulty.)
• Transport (verb): to carry or move something from one place to another.
  • We need a truck to transport the goods. (To convey the items.)
• Transportation (noun): the process or system of moving people or goods.
  • Public transportation is efficient in this city. (The system for moving people.)

Synonyms

• Immovable: not able to be moved.
  • The boulder was immovable, even with heavy equipment. (Could not be shifted.)
• Unmovable: not capable of being moved.
  • The shed was unmovable without a crane. (Could not be relocated.)
• Non-transportable: not suitable or possible to transport.
  • The cargo is non-transportable due to its size. (Cannot be conveyed.)

Antonyms

• Transportable: capable of being transported.
  • This suitcase is easily transportable. (Easy to move.)
• Portable: light and easy to carry.
  • A portable radio is convenient for travel. (Designed to be carried.)

Related Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

• "Stuck in place": unable to be moved.
  • The old piano was stuck in place because it was untransportable. (It could not be relocated.)
• "Fixed in position": permanently located.
  • The sculpture is fixed in position, as it is untransportable. (Cannot be moved.)
• "Too big to move": an informal way to describe something untransportable.
  • That wardrobe is too big to move; it's untransportable. (Cannot be shifted.)