unchanged
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
staying the same and not being altered or modified.
remaining in an original or previous state; not having undergone any modification or transformation.
Simple“Despite the new management, the company's core values remain unchanged.”
In context“The landscape has remained largely unchanged for centuries, preserved by its remote location and the local community's commitment to conservation.”
UsageOften follows linking verbs like 'remain', 'stay', or 'be'.
“The ABS’s wage price index (WPI) climbed by 3.2% in the year to the June quarter, unchanged from the previous quarter but down from the 3.4% this time last year.”
“Six deaths were recorded in 2024, unchanged from the previous year.”
From un- + changed.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.