1
as in constant
not undergoing a change in condition
took comfort in unchanging family traditions
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as in steady
not varying
wore an unchanging expression of boredom throughout the entire lecture
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Recent Examples of unchanging
The animation in short films up until that point had been silly, vaudeville-inflected; mostly featuring animals because humans were too hard to draw in an appealing way — mostly with static and unchanging expressions, on flat, simplistic backgrounds.
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Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
My mum’s adoration of her sister was unchanging in spite of the constant changes in Hilda’s impossibly glamorous life.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Typically, scientists think of cratons as unchanging, nigh on eternal.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
There’s a strong element of passion in it, whereas my dad’s need to save money was a slow-burning, unchanging aspect of his relation to the world.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Constance Grady, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
My mum’s adoration of her sister was unchanging in spite of the constant changes in Hilda’s impossibly glamorous life.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Typically, scientists think of cratons as unchanging, nigh on eternal.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
There’s a strong element of passion in it, whereas my dad’s need to save money was a slow-burning, unchanging aspect of his relation to the world.
—Geoff Dyer, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchanging
Adjective
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Without enough stamina, everyday life can start to feel like a constant battle.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
19 June 2025
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This is less of an issue with high-end reels, but with cheaper reels, constant compression can lead to a loss of memory, meaning the gears, springs, and washers lose their ability to decompress quickly.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
19 June 2025
Adjective
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Oil prices have risen since Israel began attacking Iran, but supplies have remained steady.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
22 June 2025
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Shrinking population will cripple home demand by 0.5 million units every year in the 2020s and a lead to a bigger dent of 1.4 million units annually in the 2030s, Goldman Sachs estimates, compared to the positive contribution of 1.5 million units in the 2010s when population was on a steady rise.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
21 June 2025
Adjective
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In 1978 Lukas dissolved his quarter-horse stable and immersed himself in thoroughbred racing at Santa Anita.—
Neil Milbert,
Chicago Tribune,
29 June 2025
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One of the victims was in critical condition and the other was in stable condition, McCarty said.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 June 2025
Adjective
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In his first weeks in office, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders targeting trans rights, including one stating the U.S. government would recognize only two unchangeable sexes and another barring trans people from military service.—
Brooke Sopelsa,
NBC news,
13 May 2025
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But these unchangeable circumstances don't stop military spouses from taking charge of their own lives.—
Grace Harrington,
People.com,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Immigration law needs to be uniform and applied consistently across the country.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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As suspected, the Afar mantle plume isn’t uniform or static.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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But interestingly, quantum mechanics is often assumed to be invariant under time reversal.—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
4 June 2025
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The spectrum of initial density fluctuations should be almost, but not perfectly, scale-invariant, and instead will be just a few percent larger on large cosmic scales than small ones.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Unchanging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unchanging. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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