Meaning & use
set in stone
Fixed, final, and impossible or unlikely to be changed.
See it in a sentence
The itinerary isn't set in stone, so we can adjust it if the weather turns bad.
Once the contract is signed, the terms are set in stone.
A note on using this word
The phrase almost always appears with a negating word ("not set in stone") to emphasize that plans remain open.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
flexiblenegotiable
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