unalterable

adjective

ˌən-ˈȯl-t(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce unalterable (audio)
Definition of unalterablenext
as in unchangeable
not capable of changing or being changed the rules of the game are unalterable, regardless of who is playing

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Recent Examples of unalterable Biometric data like fingerprints, voices, retina scans or facial features are unique to each person and unalterable. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026 Since day one, whenever Draft One is used to generate an initial narrative, its use is stored in Axon Evidence’s unalterable digital audit trail, which can be retrieved by agencies on any report. — ArsTechnica, 10 July 2025 Alongside the global minimum tax, the Biden administration showed other signs of treating globalization not as an unalterable force of nature but as something shaped by policy choices. — Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025 Designing control systems to require operator identity authentication and unalterable records of operation; enabling post-hoc compliance checks in case of plausible evidence of non-compliant autonomous weapon attacks. — Ronald C. Arkin, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2019 See All Example Sentences for unalterable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unalterable
unchangeable
Adjective
  • Think of it as giving a huge group of devices the same unchangeable password.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • An organization that has seen its problem and defined it as unchangeable has pre-agreed that the one thing that would work is the one thing that cannot be done.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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“Unalterable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unalterable. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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