NONNEGOTIABLE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

nonnegotiable

adjective

Definition of nonnegotiable

as in unchangeable

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Recent Examples of nonnegotiable In others, the amount owed is largely nonnegotiable, and understanding the difference between the two can save both time and money. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 July 2026 For my family, smoked meat and potato salad were nonnegotiable. — Bobby J. Smith Ii, The Conversation, 18 June 2026 The thing everyone, from the NCAA’s fiercest critics to its most loyal defenders, understood had to remain nonnegotiable. — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2026 Iran has said abandoning its enrichment rights is nonnegotiable. — Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for nonnegotiable

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Adjective

Families can also create irrevocable trusts to remove countable assets towards Medicaid qualification, but remember, irrevocable trusts are usually unchangeable.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Policies Vary by Location As generous as Aldi’s approach can be, there are a few places where the rules are solid and unchangeable.

— Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Apr. 2026

Definition of unchangeable

Adjective

With the final tour game against Sunderland taking place on August 2, Parkinson and his players won’t be back in the UK until the Monday morning (August 3) — leaving under five days to prepare.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The final decision was even less than the previous 2024 ruling, which would have granted Roh about $1 billion in division of property.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of final

Adjective

Having lived and worked across multiple countries throughout his career, Midi Z no longer defines home as a fixed place.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 25 July 2026
Investment options Stocks, equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments like private equity and hedge funds.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

Trump on Monday announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on certain Canadian imports, citing what officials called trade discrimination against American companies in the dairy, auto and alcohol industries.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Now, after mounting the American League’s second-best record since June 1, the picture is less certain.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of certain

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On just one unchanging set, an old-time concert hall designed by Rachel Hauck and made appropriately ominous, a tiny ensemble enacts a whole Greek tragedy of love and sacrifice that goes from the land of the living to the underworld and back.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 22 July 2026
There is a fallacy in thinking of languages as brute and unchanging facts, laid out distinctly like elements in the periodic table.

— Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Definition of unchanging

Adjective

The subject does not have a lot of hard-and-fast rules; wars share common characteristics but each conflict has its own peculiarities and exigent circumstances.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
In an television age where genre seems increasingly like a suggestion rather than a hard-and-fast rule, the Emmys are often the lone arbiter of whether a show is essentially a drama or a comedy.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026

Definition of hard-and-fast

Adjective

The most common criticism was that England lacked technical quality, intelligence and a settled way of playing as other nations became more sophisticated.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 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

Definition of settled

Adjective

His sons grew the family’s work from their New Haven, Connecticut, bakery to supermarkets around the country with frozen bagels.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
Completed with a touch of lactose for a creamy finish, this hard seltzer is inspired by a classic summer frozen treat.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026

Definition of frozen

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