NONNEGOTIABLE Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

nonnegotiable

adjective

Definition of nonnegotiable

as in unchangeable

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Recent Examples of nonnegotiable The owners, for the first time since 1994, have formally proposed a salary cap, which players have said is nonnegotiable. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for nonnegotiable

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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

Driving his son’s final path himself, Urrutia was convinced that if the wrong-way detectors had been working that night, his son would still be alive.

— Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
In the final moments of the movie, Holland’s Peter Parker runs into his former best friend Ned (Jacob Batalon) at a cafe.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of final

Adjective

As more skincare brands come to market, Kim says shoppers should be wary of the ones that place too much importance on the inclusion or omission of certain ingredients.

— Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
In both shows, romance takes a back seat as a minor subplot, proving that WOCA (an acronym for women of a certain age that Ride Or Die fully embraces) are interested in more than love stories and relationship triangles.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 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

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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

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Hamm wore an arm brace during filming after a baseball injury, while Peet worked through a frozen shoulder in Season 1.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Protect Your Pipes According to Feng, one of the most costly consequences of a power outage can be frozen pipes.

— Tessa Cooper, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2026

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