inalterable

American  

[in-awl-ter-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɔl tər ə bəl /

adjective

1. unalterable.

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inalterable British  

/ ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl /

adjective

1. not alterable; unalterable

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Other Word Forms

• inalterability noun
• inalterableness noun
• inalterably adverb

Etymology

Origin of inalterable

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

“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

Decades later, and long after many of their congressional careers had ended, their support for Nixon would continue to linger over their legacies, an inalterable epitaph on their lives.

From The New Yorker