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unchanging

unchanging

7 3.7
Stays the same over time
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
translation icon : inmutable
  • Tell me what the core, the essence of friendship, the unchanging definition of it, actually is.
  • stable and unchanging
  • eternal and unchanging
  • permanent and unchanging

In many ways, it is a battle for an impossible, unchanging innocence.

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Examples

  • I find comfort in objects; they are unchanging and useful.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The couch is the same vibrant red as the day that it was made, an unchanging, miraculous red.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Or as unchanging as the sea

  • London is a strange, unchanging town

  • In many ways, it is a battle for an impossible, unchanging innocence.

  • I realize how much the guests like this rural, unchanging landscape, how much they appreciate every detail, how these things help them think, rest, dream.

  • Only the unchanging shapes of fear and doubt and death are from our world.

  • What is it about living in a static, unchanging world without other people that causes these kinds of experiences?

  • The brotherhood is strong, unchanging.

  • The customs agents in their booths looked upon everyone with unchanging expressions of glum suspicion.

Synonyms

stable
vsunchanging
473 2.3

Not likely to change and stays steady over time

describes continued sameness over time rather than stability of condition
constant
vsunchanging
360 2.7

Stays the same over time

emphasizes ongoing sameness rather than just duration or measurement
unchanged
vsunchanging
62 1.0

Still the same as before

describes continued sameness over time rather than a past result
static
vsunchanging
45 3.8

Not moving or changing over time

focuses on temporal sameness rather than lack of movement or activity
invariant
vsunchanging
3 7.0

Not changing when conditions change

stresses ongoing sameness over time rather than technical invariance
changeless
vsunchanging
2 5.5

Not changing over time

focuses on continuing sameness over time rather than timelessness
unmodified
vsunchanging
2 3.8

Not changed from its original form

concerns ongoing sameness over time, not only preservation of form
unvarying
vsunchanging
1 4.8

Not changing over time and always the same

highlights continuous sameness over time rather than absolute rule
invariable
vsunchanging
1 5.5

Not changing and always the same in every situation

is used for continued sameness over time rather than universality
undeviating
vsunchanging
7.2

Always the same in beliefs or actions

applies to ongoing sameness over time rather than moral or value focus

Antonyms

2.4

Becoming different over time

How Unchanging

unchanging
7 3.7
constant
360 2.7
steady
304 2.0
variable
  • Specialized
140 4.2
changeable
8 3.5

Surface Forms

unchanging positive

Morphology

unchanging = changing (transparent) = un + change + ing

The adjective is formed by adding the negative prefix 'un-' to 'changing' (change + -ing), yielding the straightforward meaning 'not changing'.

Etymology

Unchanging starts with un- meaning 'not' and the word change meaning 'to become different', so unchanging simply means 'not changing' or staying the same over time.