Meanings
comparative more unchanged · superlative most unchanged · alternative unch.
- Not changed or altered; remaining in an original state.
Adults disapprove of the way Trump is handling tariffs by a nearly 2-to-1 margin, unchanged from the poll in April, which was done days after Trump first announced far-reaching tariffs and promised they would soon force trade agreements that would boost the economy.
2025 September 19, Patrick Svitek, Emily Guskin and Scott Clement, “Most Americans critical of Trump on crime, economy and other issues, poll finds”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 21 Sep 20252 more examples
"A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you."
1828, James Hogg, Mary BurnetAll seven cities saw an increase in air pollution during January-May. Readings assessed showed an average concentration of hazardous airborne particles - known as PM2.5 - up by as much as 14.8% in Taiyuan, the provincial capital, and by 16.3% in Shuozhou.[…] According to the latest data, average rates of PM2.5 in 337 cities nationwide stood at 44 micrograms per cubic meter in the first five months of the year, unchanged from 2018, with 118 cities reaching the national standard of 35 micrograms or below.
2019 June 20, David Stanway, “China coal hub Shanxi slams seven cities for pollution spike in 2019”, in Sherry Jacob-Phillips, editor, Reuters, archived from the original on 21 Jun 2019, Environment
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveremaining in an original state
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishchanged
- Englishunchanged
Translations
Bulgarian непроменен
- непроменен (nepromenen)not changed
Czech nezměněný
- nezměněnýnot changed
Dutch onveranderd
- onveranderdnot changed
Finnish muuttumaton
- muuttumatonnot changed
French inchangé
- inchangénot changed
German unverändert, gleichgeblieben
- unverändertnot changed
- gleichgebliebennot changed
Greek αμετάβλητος, απαράλλαχτος
- αμετάβλητος (ametávlitos)not changed
- απαράλλαχτος (aparállachtos)not changed
Italian immutato, invariato
- immutatonot changed
- invariatonot changed
Polish niezmieniony
- niezmienionynot changed
Swedish oförändrad
- oförändradnot changed
Cite this entry
unchanged. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchanged
“unchanged.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchanged. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchanged,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchanged.
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