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Synonyms for sessile
ˈsɛs ɪl, -aɪlses·sile

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  1. sessileadjective

    permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; an attached oyster

    Synonyms:
    immobile, fixed, attached

    Antonyms:
    mobile

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 3 votes

  1. sessileadjective

    permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about

    "sessile marine animals and plants"

    Synonyms:
    stalkless

    Antonyms:
    free-swimming, unattached, vagile, stalked, pedunculate

  2. sessile, stalklessadjective

    attached directly by the base; not having an intervening stalk

    "sessile flowers"; "the shell of a sessile barnacle is attached directly to a substrate"

    Synonyms:
    stalkless

    Antonyms:
    free-swimming, vagile, stalked, pedunculate, unattached

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