nonnegotiable
adjective
non·ne·go·tia·ble
ˌnän-ni-ˈgō-sh(ē-)ə-bəl 
: not negotiable
especially
: not open to discussion or reconsideration
a list of nonnegotiable demands
a nonnegotiable fee
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That is why the concrete barriers are nonnegotiable.
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Labeling is a nonnegotiable in both my home and my clients’ homes.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
The chef needs to be my employee, and the manager needs to be my employee, and those are nonnegotiable,’’ Hernandez said.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Key to the truce continuing to hold is the disarming of Hamas, something that the militant group that has controlled the Palestinian territory since 2007 has refused to do, despite Israel seeing it as nonnegotiable.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
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Yunus Emre Tozal, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
Labeling is a nonnegotiable in both my home and my clients’ homes.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Feb. 2026
The chef needs to be my employee, and the manager needs to be my employee, and those are nonnegotiable,’’ Hernandez said.
—Lily O'Neill, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Jan. 2026
Key to the truce continuing to hold is the disarming of Hamas, something that the militant group that has controlled the Palestinian territory since 2007 has refused to do, despite Israel seeing it as nonnegotiable.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Jan. 2026
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“Nonnegotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonnegotiable. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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