altered

adjective

al·​tered ˈȯl-tərd 

1

: made different in some way

… she addressed me again, speaking in very altered tones; so altered, that I hardly recognised them as hers.

—Wilkie Collins

… no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered.

—Booth Tarkington

2

: castrated sense 1a

I've noticed that my altered cats and my older cats have more dandruff than the unaltered and younger ones.

—Susie Page

Examples of altered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Symptoms may include constipation, poor feeding, loss of head control, difficulty swallowing and a weak and altered cry, which can progress to difficulty breathing and respiratory arrest. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2025

Symptoms of infant botulism include constipation, difficulty feeding, weak or altered cries, poor head control and other signs of muscle weakness. —Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025

The White House deleted a post featuring an altered New York Knicks logo following Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the city’s mayoral election after the team reportedly contacted officials about it. —Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025

The original meme shows an altered version of Lovato’s face with what appears to be a strange buzzcut-combover hairdo. —Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alter

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for altered

• unaltered
• faltered