unforfeitable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈfɔːrɪtəbəl/
- Specialized
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irrenunciable
- Your pension benefits become unforfeitable after a certain number of years of service.
Examples
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The contract includes an unforfeitable right to compensation.
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Freedom of expression is often considered an unforfeitable human right.
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This right is unforfeitable.
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The contract guarantees an unforfeitable right to the property.
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Freedom of expression is often considered an unforfeitable human right.
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Your pension benefits become unforfeitable after a certain number of years of service.
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The contract includes an unforfeitable right to compensation.
Synonyms
18
8.0
A right that nobody can take away or give to someone else
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9.1
Cannot be taken away or given to another person
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8.6
Too important or sacred to be broken
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9.9
A right or claim that cannot be taken away
Not able to be taken away by law or contract
Antonyms
How Secure
- Formal
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8.6
- Specialized
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2.0
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3.2
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3.5
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7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
unforfeitable = forfeitable (transparent) = un + forfeit + able
Negation by the productive prefix 'un-' applied to the adjective 'forfeitable' yields 'not able to be forfeited'.
Etymology
The word unforfeitable breaks into un- ('not'), forfeit ('to lose because you broke a rule', as when you 'forfeit a game'), and -able ('able'). So, unforfeitable means something you 'cannot lose as a penalty', like a right or benefit that cannot be taken away.