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
Examples of nonnegotiable in a Sentence
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Despite the taste of HBO fame, Ms. Reis has no plans to change: Authenticity is nonnegotiable with her.
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Stefano Montali, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Implementing robust data protection measures and ensuring transparency in data practices are nonnegotiable aspects of contemporary marketing strategies.
—Don Dodds, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Items marked red are nonnegotiable; every campus has to follow those procedures.
—Brandi Watterson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Bird requires him to maintain several productivity scores that, to John, feel nonnegotiable.
—Amy Martyn, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
Finding an employee who checks every skills box on your new hire wish list is almost impossible, but computer skills and technical understanding are nonnegotiable for today’s businesses.
—Eric Friedman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Although her only nonnegotiable thing is matching the salary from her last internship, more than 130 job applications have yielded nothing.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
By 1975, even secular Labor politicians regarded Jerusalem as nonnegotiable, its conquest sacralized by paratrooper deaths, the Jewish right to rule—if not divine—then, more vaguely, historic.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea is a nonnegotiable principle for both Hanoi and Beijing.
—Jianli Yang, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
Stefano Montali, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
Implementing robust data protection measures and ensuring transparency in data practices are nonnegotiable aspects of contemporary marketing strategies.
—Don Dodds, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Items marked red are nonnegotiable; every campus has to follow those procedures.
—Brandi Watterson, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Bird requires him to maintain several productivity scores that, to John, feel nonnegotiable.
—Amy Martyn, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023
Finding an employee who checks every skills box on your new hire wish list is almost impossible, but computer skills and technical understanding are nonnegotiable for today’s businesses.
—Eric Friedman, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
Although her only nonnegotiable thing is matching the salary from her last internship, more than 130 job applications have yielded nothing.
—Taylor Telford, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
By 1975, even secular Labor politicians regarded Jerusalem as nonnegotiable, its conquest sacralized by paratrooper deaths, the Jewish right to rule—if not divine—then, more vaguely, historic.
—Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
The sovereignty dispute in the South China Sea is a nonnegotiable principle for both Hanoi and Beijing.
—Jianli Yang, National Review, 23 Dec. 2023
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“Nonnegotiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonnegotiable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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