unaltered

[ uhn-awl-terd ]

adjective

1. not altered, changed, or modified:

   We approved the unaltered designs.

2. (of an animal) not neutered.

unaltered

/ ʌnˈɔːltəd /

adjective

1. not altered; unchanged

Word History and Origins

Origin of unaltered¹

First recorded in 1545–55; un- ¹ + alter + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Mapping where these largely unaltered sites are is the first step toward protecting them.

From Science News For Students

If unaltered by certain modern farming practices, these eight grains support biodiversity.

From Washington Post

After a week of feeding on five genetically altered plants, all of the approximately 2,500 whiteflies were dead, compared with only about 20 percent of those that fed on unaltered plants.

From Science News

Or, the content of an unaltered video could be false or misleading.

From Washington Post

As he makes that decision, the false features realistically rendered over his real ones melt away before our eyes, revealing his unaltered face – and with it, his true identity.

From Washington Blade

So what did we discover in seeing the raw, unaltered photographs of Dunham?

From The Daily Beast

This photo is important because here stood the World's Biggest Star, sweet and innocent, mostly unaltered, still... normal.

From The Daily Beast

The steam pressure in the Newcomen atmospheric was continued unaltered in the Watt vacuum engine.

From Project Gutenberg

In principle it was unaltered and not materially different in form, but being used for larger engines, looked different.

From Project Gutenberg

She looked slowly about upon that which should have been commonplace and found the outlines alone to be unaltered.

From Project Gutenberg

The demeanour of the house of assembly in the following years remained unaltered.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a stranger, and a man unsparing of his horse, pushing it uphill and down with unaltered speed.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• impassive
• impervious
• unconcerned
• unimpressed
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