Invariably

Definition: Invariably

Invariably

Adverb

1. In an invariable manner; "invariably, he would forget his keys".

Date "invariably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1517. (references)

Synonym: Invariably

Synonym: forever. (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Conformity	Invariably; (uniformly).
Frequency	Erpetually, continually, constantly, incessantly, without ceasing, at all times, daily and hourly, night and day, day and night, day after day, morning noon and night, ever anon, invariably (habit).
Uniformity	Always, invariably, without exception, without fail, unfailingly, never otherwise; by clockwork.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

Have you noticed the nastiest of tyrants are invariably thin (Spartacus; writing credit: Howard Fast; Dalton Trumbo)

And invariably what you'd say was supposed to be your career (Office Space; writing credit: Mike Judge)

Well, there's nothing I like more than to be congratulated, though invariably I find the pleasure immeasurably greater when I know what for. (Ideal Husband, An; writing credit: Oscar Wilde; Oliver Parker)

You make it a point of never attacking a weaker party than yourselves, and when you attack a stronger one you invariably get thrashed (The Pirates of Penzance; writing credit: William S. Gilbert; Wilford Leach)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Aristotle	Praise invariably implies a reference to a higher standard.
Baltasar Gracian	Never open the door to a lesser evil, for other ones invariably slink in after it.
Edgar Allan Poe	Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.
George Borrow	I am invariably of the politics of the people at whose table I sit, or beneath whose roof I sleep.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Author	Date	Quotation
US Declaration of Independence	1776	But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		To begin with, not all mutated alleles invariably lead to disease. (references)
		Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder. (references)
		The data from these studies are invariably presented without appropriate comparison groups. (references)
Business		This has been possible because there is also a healthy market for previously owned cruisers of this size. The new owners invariably update the vessels mechanically, electronically and the decoration. (references)
Civil Liberties	Liberia	However, government ceremonies invariably open and close with prayer and may include the singing of a hymn. (references)
	Guinea	The state-owned media are not impartial; they provide extensive, and almost invariably, favorable coverage of the Government and ruling party, while providing little coverage of opposition party activities. (references)
	Moldova	All persons approaching the UNHCR for refugee status also apply to the President for political asylum but invariably receive the response that the application can not be processed due to the absence of any refugee or asylum law. (references)
Economic History	Haiti	Investment losses caused by Haiti's political instability almost invariably are the result of an inability to conduct business in a normal fashion. (references)
	Italy	Besides New York, California and Florida, invariably the most visited states by Italians, there are several emerging popular destinations such as Nevada, the Rocky Mountain Region, and the New England. (references)
	Spain	Dealers, branch offices, and government offices found outside these two hubs will almost invariably obtain their supplies from their Madrid and Barcelona contacts rather than engage in direct importation. (references)
Travel	Cote D'ivoire	This amount has been approximately USD 750 for U.S. Embassy houses, which are invariably upgraded to an average of 39.6 kW rating of installed capacity. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Art Linkletter	I eat some meat, but not a lot. Today's meals are too fat. Lois and I, when we eat out almost invariably take home enough food to have lunch the next day.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
James Monroe	1817-1825	Every discountenance has invariably been given to any such attempt within the limits of the United States, as is fully evinced by the acts of the Government and the proceedings of the courts.
Theodore Roosevelt	1901-1909	Power invariably means both responsibility and danger.
Warren G. Harding	1921-1923	Perhaps we never shall know the old levels of wages again, because war invariably readjusts compensations, and the necessaries of life will show their inseparable relationship, but we must strive for normalcy to reach stability.
Ronald Reagan	1981-1989	Such groups are almost invariably far more efficient than government in running social programs.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"Invariably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 99.87% of the time. "Invariably" is used about 1,556 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	99.87%	1,554	5,278
Noun (proper)	0.13%	2	245,945
Total	100.00%	1,556	N/A

Expression using "invariably": invariably habit. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "invariably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pa ndryshim. (various references)

Arabic		‏بثبوتية (down-the-line), ‏بثبات (firm, fixedly, positively), ‏بدون تغير. (various references)

Bulgarian		винаги (all the time, always, aye, ever, uniformly), неизменно (permanently, uniformly), постоянно (constantly, ever, every moment, habitually, minutely, perennially, permanently, steadily, uniformly). (various references)

Chinese		不變化 , 不变地 (immutably). (various references)

Czech		stále (all the time, always, constantly, continuously, incessantly, nonstop, non-stop, persistently, steadily, still). (various references)

Danish		blyforgiftning hos boern skyldes naesten altid gentagen indtagelse af afskallet maling og puds (lead poisoning among children is almost invariably caused by repeated ingestion of chips and flakes of lead containing paint and plaster). (various references)

Dutch		loodvergiftiging bij kinderen wordt bijna altijd veroorzaakt door het herhaaldelijk opnemen van schilfers van loodhoudende verf en pleister (lead poisoning among children is almost invariably caused by repeated ingestion of chips and flakes of lead containing paint and plaster). (various references)

Finnish		poikkeuksetta (without exception), aina (always, constantly, ever). (various references)

French		invariablement, sans changement, avec consistance. (various references)

German		beständig (consistent, constant, constantly, continual, durable, inextinguishable, lasting, perennial, permanent, persistent, proof, resistant, settled, stable, steadfast, steady, sustained), ausnahmslos (unanimous, unexceptional, without exception). (various references)

Greek		κατά κανόνα (as a rule), συνεχώς (consistently, constantly, continually, perpetually), μόνιμα (perennially, permanently, regularly), πάντα (always, ever, everything, forever), αμετάβλητα. (various references)

Hebrew		בקביעות (abidingly, regularly). (various references)

Hungarian		változatlanul (unaltered). (various references)

Indonesian		tanpa kecuali. (various references)

Italian		l'intossicazione da piombo nei bambini è dovuto quasi esclusivamente a ripetuta ingestione di frammenti e scaglie di vernice e d'intonaco contenenti piombo (lead poisoning among children is almost invariably caused by repeated ingestion of chips and flakes of lead containing paint and plaster). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		必ず (certainly, necessarily, positively, without fail). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かならず (certainly, necessarily, positively, without fail). (various references)

Korean		불변� �으로 (immutably). (various references)

Norwegian		alltid (ever). (various references)

Pig Latin		invariablyay.(various references)

Portuguese		invariavelmente. (various references)

Romanian		invariabil (flexionless, immutable, invariable, unalterable, unchanging), neîncetat (ceaseless, ceaselessly, continual, continually, continuous, endless, incessant, never ending, never-ceasing, relentless, restlessly, sabbathless, unbroken, unceasing, unending, unremitting), mereu (again and again, all along, always, ceaselessly, constantly, continually, continuously, eternally, ever, ever after, permanently, right along, still), fãrã excepţie (bar none), într-una (ever), în mod invariabil. (various references)

Russian		неизменно (abidingly, eternally, firmly, permanently, unvaryingly). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		nepromenljivo. (various references)

Spanish		invariablemente. (various references)

Swedish		undantagslöst, ständigt (always, at every turn, ever, habitually, incessantly), oföränderligt. (various references)

Turkish		sürekli olarak (continually, continuously, evermore, in ordinary, incessantly, on), her zaman (all along, all the time, always, any old time, any time, at all times, ever, evermore, every time, for ever, routinely), devamlı (assiduous, away, chronic, continual, continued, continuous, everlasting, evermore, forever, frequent, hourly, in ordinary, incessant, invariable, lasting, non-stop, on end, permanent, persistent, regular, regularly, settled, steady, sustained, unabating, unbroken, unceasing, unremitting), değişmeden. (various references)

Ukrainian		незмінно (constantly, firmly), постійно (always, at every turn, ay, aye, constantly, continuously, frequently, permanently). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Invariably" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: imvariably, invarably, invariatly, uncarriably. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "invariably" (pronounced i'nve"rēublē)
5	-ē u b l ē	amiably.
4	-u b l ē	admirably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, charitably, comfortably, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, creditably, demonstrably, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, equitably, fashionably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, imperceptibly, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, indisputably, inevitably, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, interminably, intolerably, irreparably, irresistibly, measurably, memorably, miserably, notably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, predictably, preferably, presumably, probably, profitably, reasonably, recognizably, regrettably, reliably, remarkably, respectably, responsibly, sensibly, suitably, terribly, unacceptably, unaccountably, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncomfortably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unpredictably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly.
3	-b l ē	ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-i-i-l-n-r-v-y"
	-2 letters: brainily, inviably, variably.
	-3 letters: bairnly, biliary, bivinyl, laniary, rainily.
	-4 letters: airily, aviary, binary, brainy, narial, vainly, viably.
	-5 letters: aalii, alary, alibi, aliya, anvil, arval, avail, avian, bairn, banal, barny, biali, bialy, binal, blain, blini, brail, brain, brava, bravi, briny, inlay, invar, laari, labia, labra, lanai, larva, liana, libra, libri, naira, naval, navar, nival, nyala.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-i-i-l-n-r-v-y"
	+3 letters: invariability.
	+5 letters: maneuverability.
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Invariably

Definition: Invariably

Invariably

Adverb

Synonym: Invariably

Synonyms within Context: Invariably

Conformity

Frequency

Uniformity

Crosswords: Invariably

Modern Usage: Invariably

Screenplays

Familiar Quotations: Invariably

Aristotle

Baltasar Gracian

Edgar Allan Poe

George Borrow

Historic Usage: Invariably

US Declaration of Independence

Non-Fiction Usage: Invariably

Spoken Usage: Invariably

Art Linkletter

Speeches: Invariably

James Monroe

Theodore Roosevelt

Warren G. Harding

Ronald Reagan

Usage Frequency: Invariably

Expression: Invariably

Modern Translation: Invariably

Albanian

Arabic

Bulgarian

Chinese

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Finnish

French

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Indonesian

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Norwegian

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Romanian

Russian

Serbo-Croatian

Spanish

Swedish

Turkish

Ukrainian

Misspellings: Invariably

Misspellings

Rhyming with "Invariably"

Anagrams: Invariably

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