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unchangeable

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ʌnˈt͡ʃeɪnd͡ʒəbəl/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not changeable; incapable of being changed or of changing; immutable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that cannot be changed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

not changeable or subject to change-Ashley Montagu

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a fixed and unchangeable part of the germ plasm
  • the unchangeable seasons
  • one of the unchangeable facts of life

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: changeable

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English unchaungeable; equivalent to un- + changeable.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: неизменя́ем (neizmenjáem) — incapable of being changed
  • Bulgarian: неизменен (neizmenen) — incapable of being changed
  • Catalan: incanviable — incapable of being changed
  • French: inchangeable — incapable of being changed
  • German: unveränderbar — incapable of being changed
  • Greek: αμετάβλητος (ametávlitos) — incapable of being changed
  • Ancient Greek: ἀνάλλακτος (anállaktos) — incapable of being changed
  • Ancient Greek: ἀμετάθετος (ametáthetos) — incapable of being changed
  • Ancient Greek: ἄτρεπτος (átreptos) — incapable of being changed
  • Italian: immutabile — incapable of being changed
  • Italian: inalterabile — incapable of being changed
  • Middle English: unchaungeable — incapable of being changed
  • Persian: دگرناپذیر — incapable of being changed
  • Plautdietsch: onve'endalich — incapable of being changed
  • Spanish: incambiable — incapable of being changed