NONNEGOTIABLE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

nonnegotiable

adjective

Definition of nonnegotiable

as in unchangeable

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Recent Examples of nonnegotiable Technical background, including experience with AI security building and risks, has become nonnegotiable for businesses, said JC Christian, president at boutique executive recruiting firm Christian & Timbers. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026 Inclusion for all hair types and textures was, of course, a nonnegotiable start to the five-piece collection. — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Which was a nonnegotiable, what with the Teenagers being pubescent Black and Latino kids from around the way. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026 As a fitness enthusiast, clocking 10,000 steps each day is nonnegotiable—and as someone living in the more walkable-than-drivable city of San Francisco, those steps aren’t always optional. — Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonnegotiable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegotiable

Adjective

Written words become unchangeable sentences, all the turbulence of the soul of the moment would seem to freeze to eternity.

— Phong Nguyen, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Think of it as giving a huge group of devices the same unchangeable password.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of unchangeable

Adjective

In this final stretch, Ryan said, one of the biggest practical challenges has been competing with data centers for skilled union electricians, about 200 of whom are working on the site today.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Saturday will mark the final tune-up game of sorts for Miami before the schedule truly picks up the rest of the way.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of final

Adjective

However, the Golden State might be a difficult place for retirees focused on affordability to stretch a fixed income.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
What Your Portfolio Is Telling You One of the biggest mistakes retirees can make is treating spending as a fixed number regardless of market conditions.

— Robert Cannon, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

Earlier that year, the Department of Health and Human Services had attempted to freeze certain child-care and family-assistance funding for Illinois and four other states over alleged fraud allegations.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
There are plenty of barricades built with the explicit goal of keeping certain types of artists from access ing those rooms.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of certain

Adjective

The cultural issues reported in stories like these are no doubt real, but framing them as expressions of an enduring Southern Bible Belt seems to imagine religion as unchanging, timeless.

— John Hayes, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026
Of recognizing the Sisyphean task ahead, the endless, unchanging road diminishing in the distance, and taking another step anyway.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of unchanging

Adjective

Because the look is rooted in personal taste, there are no hard-and-fast rules for getting started, according to Real Simple.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Sep. 2026
Thus Johns’s color room is his kingdom, and there are certain hard-and-fast rules for admittance.

— Vanessa Friedman, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of hard-and-fast

Adjective

United never looked settled defending corners or set pieces, which further encouraged the home fans to get behind their team.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Jacobs launched Marc by Marc Jacobs in 2001, cementing his eventual status as a fashion mogul — and, at moments throughout his career, as a kind of enfant terrible who, as it’s shown in this documentary, has cooled down a bit, more settled and reflective in his late career.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2026

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