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unchanging

change
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [cheynj]
    • /tʃeɪndʒ/
    • /ʌnˈʧeɪnʤɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [cheynj]
    • /tʃeɪndʒ/

Definitions of unchanging word

  • verb with object unchanging 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 unchanging to transform or convert (usually followed by into): The witch changed the prince into a toad. 1
  • verb with object unchanging 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 unchanging to give and take reciprocally; interchange: to change places with someone. 1
  • verb with object unchanging to transfer from one (conveyance) to another: You'll have to change planes in Chicago. 1
  • verb with object unchanging 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 unchanging

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 Unchanging

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

unchanging 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for unchanging

adj unchanging

  • aeonian — everlasting
  • around the clock — continuing without pause or interruption: an around-the-clock guard on the prisoner.
  • banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
  • changeless — unchanging; immutable
  • characterless — If you describe something as characterless, you mean that it is dull and uninteresting.

adjective unchanging

  • deadlocked — If a dispute or series of negotiations is deadlocked, no agreement can be reached because neither side will give in at all. You can also say that the people involved are deadlocked.
  • equable — (of a person) not easily disturbed or angered; calm and even-tempered.
  • even — Flat and smooth.
  • fixed — fastened, attached, or placed so as to be firm and not readily movable; firmly implanted; stationary; rigid.
  • fogyish — Characteristic of a fogy.

Antonyms for unchanging

adj unchanging

  • ambulant — moving about from place to place
  • ambulatory — of, relating to, or designed for walking
  • arbitrary — If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this.
  • at odds — If someone is at odds with someone else, or if two people are at odds, they are disagreeing or quarrelling with each other.
  • at variance — If one thing is at variance with another, the two things seem to contradict each other.

adjective unchanging

  • changing — not remaining the same; transient
  • erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
  • humorsome — Alternative form of humoursome.
  • inconstant — not constant; changeable; fickle; variable: an inconstant friend.
  • quicksilver — the metallic element mercury.

Top questions with unchanging

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