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uneditable

uneditable

1 5.4
You cannot change it in a file or document
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈɛdɪtəbl/
translation icon : no editable
  • The document was saved as a PDF, making it uneditable by anyone who received it.

Examples

  • So, as far as my limited knowledge of Photoshop is concerned, you can't apply the warp function without rasterizing, and this, of course, makes the text uneditable.

    Blog text (1)
  • In short, wikis are composed of recursive or editable web pages, whereas blogs are composed of salient or uneditable web pages.

    Academic text (2006)
  • After the final proofread, the manuscript was deemed uneditable and ready for publication.

  • Once the file is locked, it becomes uneditable to ensure the information remains unchanged.

Synonyms

unchangeable
vsuneditable
5 4.0

You cannot make it different

is limited to inability to change specifically by editing
unmodifiable
vsuneditable
7.1

No one can change it

is about being unable to change specifically through editing actions
nonadjustable
vsuneditable
4.4

Cannot be changed or made different

is specific to inability to change by editing rather than by movement
irreformable
vsuneditable
9.5

Something you cannot change or fix

is focused on inability to change by editing rather than by moral reform

Antonyms

1 3.5

Can be changed in a document or file

1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

How Editable

editable
1 3.5
uneditable
1 5.4

Surface Forms

uneditable positive

Morphology

uneditable = editable (transparent) = un + edit + able

The negation 'un-' applied to 'editable' yields a straightforward opposite meaning.

Etymology

Uneditable starts with un- meaning 'not', has edit meaning 'to change' (as in an editor who fixes text), and ends with -able meaning 'can be'. So uneditable means 'not able to be changed by editing'.