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inalterable

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

adjective

  1. unalterable.


inalterable British  
/ ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl /

adjective

  1. not alterable; unalterable

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of inalterable

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

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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 Dec. 2, 2019

If the people you love can change their names, bodies, identities — if these things that seem inalterable can be altered or even erased — can anything be counted on?

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2019

Is Clara and the human race really going to die, negating all future inalterable "fixed points in time" that necessitate the human race live on?

From The Verge Oct. 26, 2014

Indeed, I suspect most people still regard aging as an inalterable part of the human condition—a view reinforced by the fact that pharmaceutical companies just say no to anti-aging drug development.

From Scientific American Dec. 20, 2011

“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 "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

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