invariably
- adverb
- /ɪnˈvɛr.i.ə.bli/
- The train is invariably on time every morning, making my commute easy.
- almost invariably
- invariably involve
- invariably choose
All short people invariably have issues, right?
- All short people invariably have issues, right?
- Because of that choice, invariably I chose my son.
- It doesn't cost anything and invariably they find that it's helpful.
- Glad that they've done it, but you're invariably going to have limitations.
- Their response invariably is I don't deserve it, right?
- And the answer, invariably is yes, but maybe in a different way.
- Assumptions about the other are invariably simplistic.
- And but invariably most businesses want to do better.
- A narcissistic person invariably will shame you or doubt your commitment.
- When people experiencing narcissistic abuse try to set boundaries, invariably it does not work out.
- It requires a little time and minimal expertise and it invariably works.
- And so it's just there's a seriousness in a darkness that will invariably, you know, turn into light.
Examples
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And almost invariably when we reach out to them, they say yes.
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Their response invariably is I don't deserve it, right?
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And the answer, invariably is yes, but maybe in a different way.
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I almost invariably fall out of favour with the people I write about.
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At some point, invariably you come across feedback that you should listen to.
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In addition, social futures invariably depend on human choices that have yet to be made.
Academic text (1999) -
Virtue is invariably rewarded with glory and evil.
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Assumptions about the other are invariably simplistic.
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In fact, their attempts to explain the opposition are almost invariably demeaning to the American people.
Academic text (1990) -
Since successive Speakers looked to the king for their future preferment, they invariably put his interests first.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
On every occasion without exception
Happens without stopping
Very often or all the time without stopping
In the same way over time without big changes
Something happens on every occasion without exception
Again and again in every situation
In a way that always happens and never fails
Happens every year or for a long time
In a way that shows a long habit that is hard to change
Antonyms
How Often
Surface Forms
Morphology
invariably = invariable (semi-transparent) = in + vari + able + ly
Adding '-ly' to 'invariable' is formally regular, but the common adverb sense 'always, without exception' is a lexicalized extension rather than a purely literal 'in an unchanging way'.
Etymology
Invariably comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and variable meaning 'able to change', the same root as the common verb vary. So it literally means 'not changing', which is why invariably means 'always' or 'every time'.