inalterable

[ in-awl-ter-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. unalterable.

inalterable

/ ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl /

adjective

1. not alterable; unalterable

Derived Forms

• inˌalteraˈbility, noun
• inˈalterably, adverb

Other Words From

• in·alter·a·bili·ty in·alter·a·ble·ness noun
• in·alter·a·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inalterable¹

First recorded in 1535–45; in- ³ + alterable

Example Sentences

Because while Prokofiev barely figures in Stalin’s life, his own was profoundly, inalterably changed by Soviet rule.

From New York Times

It was no accident that in 2008, then-candidate Barack Obama cited President Ronald Reagan’s two terms as his model of a chief executive who inalterably changed the nation’s orientation.

From Washington Post

“But even Plato knew that class and conditioning and so forth have an inalterable effect on the individual. It seems to me that psychology is only another word for what the ancients called fate.”

From Literature

The Broward State Attorney’s Office released a memo in which it said “the alleged victims and the known witnesses have become uncooperative and their credibility is inalterably tarnished.”

From Washington Post

Assistant state attorney Paul R Valcore said on Monday the charges against Baker had been dropped after “the alleged victims and the known witnesses have become uncooperative and their credibility is inalterably tarnished.”

From The Guardian