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- [cheynj]
- /tʃeɪndʒ/
- /ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheynj]
- /tʃeɪndʒ/
Definitions of unchanged word
- verb with object unchanged to make the form, nature, content, future course, etc., of (something) different from what it is or from what it would be if left alone: to change one's name; to change one's opinion; to change the course of history. 1
- verb with object unchanged to transform or convert (usually followed by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad. 1
- verb with object unchanged to substitute another or others for; exchange for something else, usually of the same kind: She changed her shoes when she got home from the office. 1
- verb with object unchanged to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone. 1
- verb with object unchanged to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago. 1
- verb with object unchanged to give or get an equivalent amount of money in lower denominations in exchange for: to change a five-dollar bill. 1
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Origin of unchanged
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; (v.) Middle English cha(u)ngen < Anglo-French, Old French changer < Late Latin cambiāre, Latin cambīre to exchange; (noun) Middle English cha(u)nge < Anglo-French, Old French, noun derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Unchanged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unchanged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
unchanged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unchanged
adj unchanged
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- monotonous — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
adjective unchanged
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- inviolate — free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage.
Antonyms for unchanged
adj unchanged
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campy — Campy means the same as camp.
- commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
- done over — past participle of do over.
- hamer — Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
adjective unchanged
- adjusted — psychologically well or badly equipped to cope with reality and ordinary life and relationships
- altered — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
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