nonnegotiable

adjective

Definition of nonnegotiablenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegotiable
  1. unchangeable
  2. final
  3. fixed
  4. certain
  5. unchanging
  6. hard-and-fast
  7. settled
  8. frozen
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
  • Young spent most of last season on a two-way deal with the Heat before being converted to a standard contract in the final days of the season.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Heather Leo’s future also arrived unexpectedly during the final days of the Games.
    — Andrea Clement, AJC.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of final
Adjective
  • Investment options Stocks, equities, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, alternative investments like private equity and hedge funds.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • For many families, seniors and people on a fixed income, that’s already a significant financial burden.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 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
Adjective
  • If this means something after thousands of years, maybe that’s because the desire for solid ground in a baffling and chaotic world is unchanging.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • The soccer world has moved on from the idea that a coach must share his players' blood and that a team’s identity is just a reflection of an unchanging national character.
    — Michael Morris, Time, 1 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
  • City’s squad had looked very settled but several players are expected to leave, including some like Nico Gonzalez and possibly Tijjani Reijnders, who only joined in the last 12-18 months.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 29 May 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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