Unchanged
/ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd/
Definitions
Not altered or modified in any way; remaining the same.
/ʌnˈtʃeɪndʒd/
Remaining the same; not altered or modified.
The price of the product has remained unchanged for months.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have a toy, and you don't add anything to it or take anything away. It's the same toy, right? That's unchanged! It means it hasn't changed at all.
👶 For kids: Staying the same. Like if your favorite toy looks the same today as it did yesterday.
More Examples
Despite the new information, her opinion remained unchanged.
The landscape looks largely unchanged since my last visit.
After all the discussion, the plan was unchanged.
How It's Used
"The situation remained unchanged despite the new regulations."
"The interest rate stayed unchanged for the third quarter."
From "un-" (not) + "changed," from the past participle of the verb "change," ultimately from Latin "cambiare" (to exchange).
Used extensively since the 17th century in various contexts to describe a state of remaining the same.
Memory tip
Think of something that is staying the same, like a picture in a frame – it's unchanged!
Word Origin
"to exchange, change"