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unbudgeable

unbudgeable

8.4
Impossible to move or change
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈbʌdʒəbl/
  • Informal
translation icon : inflexible
  • She's unbudgeable.

Examples

  • The old tree was unbudgeable, firmly rooted in the ground even during the strongest storms.

  • The chair is in an unbudgeable condition of recline.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • It is matter: unbudgeable, unjudgeable, itself.

    Academic text (2012)
  • His position—that he already had a kid and didn't want to smother—was not negotiable, and Ariel was equally unbudgeable in her desire to have one.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • The mountain's unbudgeable presence dominated the landscape, standing tall for centuries.

  • Despite numerous attempts to persuade him, his decision remained unbudgeable.

Synonyms

immutable
vsunbudgeable
  • Specialized
14 7.3

No one can change it after it is made

is similar but highlights complete immovability as well as permanence
immovable
vsunbudgeable
11 4.4

Not able to be moved

is broader, covering both physical fixedness and inability to change
unchangeable
vsunbudgeable
5 4.0

You cannot make it different

also stresses a lack of physical movability as well as change
unshakeable
vsunbudgeable
  • UK
4 4.4

Very firm and cannot be changed or weakened

is like this in strength but also stresses lack of physical movement
unalterable
vsunbudgeable
2 6.4

Impossible to change

adds that it cannot be physically moved as well as changed
unmovable
vsunbudgeable
1 4.2

Not able to be changed or lifted from its place

includes that fixedness but also means impossible to change
indissoluble
vsunbudgeable
  • Formal
1 8.8

Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage

is equally permanent but also implies physical immovability
unbendable
vsunbudgeable
1 7.0

Not willing to change your mind even under pressure

matches the firm resistance but also emphasises immovability
inalterable
vsunbudgeable
1 7.4

Not able to be changed later

is the same idea but also emphasises being impossible to move
unmodifiable
vsunbudgeable
7.1

No one can change it

covers the same unchangeability and adds inability to be moved
nonremovable
vsunbudgeable
4.8

Cannot be taken out from where it is

is similar but also covers being unchangeable in nature or state
unswayable
vsunbudgeable
8.7

A person who does not change their opinion when others try to persuade them

is broader, applying to both opinions and physical or factual states

Antonyms

5 3.0

A thing that you can take to another place, like furniture

How Movable

movable
13 2.5
firm
28 1.0
unyielding
2 6.7
unbudgeable
  • Informal
8.4
immovable
11 4.4

Surface Forms

unbudgeable positive

Morphology

unbudgeable = budgeable (transparent) = un + budge + able

The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'budgeable', forming a transparent adjective.

Etymology

Unbudgeable is made from un- (meaning 'not'), budge (a common verb meaning 'move'), and -able (meaning 'able to'). So, unbudgeable describes something or someone who cannot be moved or changed.