unchanging

adjective

un·​chang·​ing ˌən-ˈchān-jiŋ How to pronounce unchanging (audio)
: constant, invariable
unchanging beliefs
unchangingly adverb
unchangingness noun

Examples of unchanging in a Sentence

took comfort in unchanging family traditions wore an unchanging expression of boredom throughout the entire lecture
Recent Examples on the Web Indexing is the concept of holding a mix of stocks in a predetermined and largely unchanging portfolio, such as the 500 companies in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index. Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 4 Aug. 2024 Soon scientists should be able to say much more clearly whether there’s room in the data for quintessence or whether an unchanging force has been at work. Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2021 With fentanyl continuing to ravage communities at an unchanging rate two years in a row, the opioid crisis has effectively become a fentanyl crisis. Kevan Shah, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2024 One is that dark energy is a cosmological constant, an unchanging property of space, which would mean that the universe will continue to expand indefinitely, sweeping far-off objects forever beyond our local point of view. Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 8 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for unchanging 

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Word History

First Known Use

1587, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unchanging was in 1587

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“Unchanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchanging. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.

Kids Definition

unchanging

adjective
un·​chang·​ing ˌən-ˈchān-jiŋ How to pronounce unchanging (audio)
: not changing or capable of change : constant
unchanging beliefs

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