unchangeable

adjective

un·​change·​able ˌən-ˈchān-jə-bəl How to pronounce unchangeable (audio)
: not changing or to be changed : immutable
unchangeable documents
unchangeable facts
unchangeability noun
unchangeableness noun
unchangeably adverb

Examples of unchangeable in a Sentence

I'm afraid that my opinion on this matter is unchangeable.
Recent Examples on the Web While the responsibilities, expectations, and demands on CEOs may be unchangeable, leaders can take proactive steps to safeguard their well-being. Julian Hayes Ii, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024 The mass killing of animals via heatstroke should not be accepted as an unchangeable fact. Crystal Heath, The Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2024 Such a system would essentially bind the hands of central bankers, like Ulysses on his mast, so that the money supply expands in a predictable and unchangeable fashion. Korok Ray, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023 Blockchain technology makes the contract immutable and unchangeable. Jerry Foster, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2023 In fact, research has shown that some trainings suggest unconscious bias is an unchangeable fact of life and imply it can therefore be ignored. Jennifer R. Grandis, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2023 For years, the cryptocurrency economy has been rife with black market sales, theft, ransomware, and money laundering—despite the strange fact that in that economy, practically every transaction is written into a blockchain’s permanent, unchangeable ledger. WIRED, 26 Jan. 2023 Photograph: Mark Torkington/Getty Images In the cryptocurrency ecosystem, coins have a story, tracked in the unchangeable blockchains underpinning their economy. WIRED, 28 Mar. 2023 The modern office once felt unchangeable. Curbed, 15 Apr. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unchangeable was in the 14th century

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“Unchangeable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchangeable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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unchangeable

adjective
un·​change·​able ˌən-ˈchān-jə-bəl How to pronounce unchangeable (audio)
: not changing or to be changed : immutable
unchangeable facts
unchangeableness noun
unchangeably adverb

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