non-negotiable
Cannot be changed
Non-negotiable describes something that cannot be changed, debated, or compromised on.
A non-negotiable demand must be accepted as stated: Salary is negotiable, but health insurance is non-negotiable.
The term often marks boundaries in relationships or business: Honesty is non-negotiable for me.
As a noun, non-negotiables are the things someone refuses to budge on.
Required by rule
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- non-starterDoomed idea or plan
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
indispensable · prerequisite · fundamental · compulsory · obligatory · vital · crucial · paramount
Cannot be undone
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- conclusiveEnding all debate
definitive · settled · fixed · locked-in · binding · unchangeable · permanent · decided
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
- obstinateFirmly refusing to yield
uncompromising · unbending · stubborn · immovable · hardline · implacable · iron-willed · steadfast
mandatory
Required by rule
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
- non-starterDoomed idea or plan
requisite · indispensable · prerequisite · fundamental · compulsory · obligatory · vital · crucial · paramount · binding
irrevocable
Cannot be undone
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- unalterableIncapable of being changed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
conclusive · definitive · settled · fixed · locked-in · binding · unchangeable · permanent · decided · established
adamant
Stubbornly refusing to yield
- inflexibleUnable to bend
- rigidUnable to bend
- intransigentRefusing to compromise
obstinate · uncompromising · unbending · stubborn · immovable · hardline · implacable · iron-willed · steadfast · resolute
- negotiationbargaining, bargain, mediation, compromise, conciliation
- Boundary phrasesno, stop, enough, boundaries, off limits
- principlesprinciple, ethics, tenet, morals, axiom
- mandatory thingsmandatory, required, obligatory, compulsory, necessary
- prioritypriority, top priority, high priority, low-priority, first priority
- boundariesboundary, boundary line, borders, border, edges
non-negotiablenegotiable
Open to agreement
flexible · adjustable · modifiable · malleable · adaptable
non-negotiablenegotiable
Open to agreement
flexible · yielding · accommodating · conciliatory · open-minded
non-negotiablenegotiable
Open to agreement
alienable · transferable · assignable · conveyable · endorsable