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immutably

immutably

1 8.0
In a way that cannot be changed
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmjuːtəblɪ/
translation icon : inmutablemente
  • The laws of physics operate immutably, unaffected by human opinion.

Examples

  • Reality to Eddie is only that which is changeless, immutably constant.

  • Of these motives, only the first marks our profession as immutably important.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Both my names are immutably Japanese.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • This act is immutably decreed.

  • As Catholics, we realize that no practice is immutably a part of who a person is.

    Blog text (31)
  • Thus immutably bound up with others and the material world through which he moves, Komunyakaa closes his dialogue between private and public history.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Evidently, our number of functional sweat glands is not immutably fixed by our genes but is instead influenced by the climatic conditions that we experience very early in life.

    Academic text (1991)
  • This region, long famous for its rugged beauty (and a favorite of trekkers), would be changed immutably: lakes leeched, fjords flooded, and glaciers glossed.

    Blog text (22)
  • Her love for nature remains immutably strong, no matter the challenges she faces.

  • The terms of the contract are immutably binding, requiring both parties to comply.

Synonyms

irrevocably
vsimmutably
16 7.7

So that something cannot be changed or undone

is about inability to change generally rather than reversal
irreversibly
vsimmutably
7 6.4

In a way that cannot be changed back

shows permanent lack of change rather than only inability to revert
unalterably
vsimmutably
2 7.0

In a way that nobody can change

has identical meaning with no stylistic difference noted
indissolubly
vsimmutably
1 8.2

In a way that cannot be separated or broken

focuses on inability to be changed rather than resisting separation
inalterably
vsimmutably
7.8

In a way that cannot be changed

has identical meaning with no stylistic difference noted
unchangeably
vsimmutably
6.3

No one can make it different

has identical meaning with no usage difference evident
invariantly
vsimmutably
6.7

In the same way every time

means cannot be changed rather than simply being constant
unchangingly
vsimmutably
4.6

In a way that stays the same over time

implies absolute impossibility of change rather than mere consistency
ineradicably
vsimmutably
8.6

In a way that you cannot remove

is about inability to be changed rather than resistance to removal

Antonyms

1 5.3

In a way that changes and is different each time

How Unchanging

immutably
1 8.0
firmly
125 1.0
steadily
129 2.1

Surface Forms

immutably positive

Morphology

immutably = immutable (transparent) = im + mut + ably

The adverb is transparently derived from the adjective 'immutable' by adding the suffix '-ly'.

Etymology

Immutably comes from the parts in- meaning 'not' and mut- meaning 'change', the same root as mutate. So it describes something that 'cannot be changed' or that stays the same.