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unalterable [uhn-awl-ter-uh-buh l] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for unalterable on Thesaurus.com adjective
- not capable of being altered, changed, or modified.
Also inalterable. Origin of unalterable First recorded in 1610–15; un-1 + alterable Related formsun·al·ter·a·ble·ness, un·al·ter·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·al·ter·a·bly, adverb Related Words for unalterable inalterable, firm, fixed, immutable, inflexible, permanent, rigid, unchangeable Examples from the Web for unalterable Contemporary Examples of unalterable
Unalterable” is code for “we have no intention of changing the system, period.
Jewish Responses to the Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Rulings
Sigal Samuel
June 27, 2013
Historical Examples of unalterable
It crushed them with the weight of unending vastness and unalterable decree.
Jack London
But he continued to shake his head with an air of unalterable resolution.
Emile Zola
It made it easier to talk of the future she had arranged, which now was an unalterable thing.
Joseph Conrad
He knew the plans of God, and had formed an unalterable opinion about all his neighbors.
Irving Bacheller
The spiritual healer rose, his face set with an unalterable purpose.
Cleveland Moffett
British Dictionary definitions for unalterable unalterable adjective
- (of a condition, truth, etc) unable to be changed or altered
Word Origin and History for unalterable adj.