unalterable
adjective
un·al·ter·able
ˌən-ˈȯl-t(ə-)rə-bəl 
: not capable of being altered or changed
an unalterable resolve
unalterable hatred
Synonyms
Examples of unalterable in a Sentence
the rules of the game are unalterable, regardless of who is playing
Recent Examples on the Web
Though a vintage wedding dress comes with strings attached—there might be repairs, unalterable elements, or imperfections due to age, the upside is endless.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
Real people are living a vision of the economy as a place of moral action and accountability, rather than a value-free, self-regulating zone of unalterable laws.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
China might also look at these war games and conclude the United States is on an unalterable course toward war.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
However, one thing that seems unalterable with ABS is any value attached to how catchers frame pitches.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
McKay said in an interview that the various anomalies on display this summer, while unsettling, do not mean major systems around the planet have crossed some unalterable threshold.
—Brady Dennis and Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
That was an unalterable dictum of political success until Biden finished fourth in Iowa in 2020 followed by a dismal fifth-place finish in New Hampshire.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
Under one amendment, HB 1141 allows end of life prescriptions to be mailed directly to patients' homes where Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg of Seattle believes people are in no state of mind to be making unalterable choices while enduring the stresses of the pandemic.
—Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2021
Using the same blockchain technology as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin—strings of data made permanent and unalterable by a decentralized computer network—N.F.T.s can be attached to anything from an MP3 to a single JPEG image, a tweet, or a video clip of a basketball game.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2024
Real people are living a vision of the economy as a place of moral action and accountability, rather than a value-free, self-regulating zone of unalterable laws.
—Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2024
China might also look at these war games and conclude the United States is on an unalterable course toward war.
—Jacquelyn Schneider, Foreign Affairs, 26 Dec. 2023
However, one thing that seems unalterable with ABS is any value attached to how catchers frame pitches.
—Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Aug. 2023
McKay said in an interview that the various anomalies on display this summer, while unsettling, do not mean major systems around the planet have crossed some unalterable threshold.
—Brady Dennis and Scott Dance, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2023
That was an unalterable dictum of political success until Biden finished fourth in Iowa in 2020 followed by a dismal fifth-place finish in New Hampshire.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
Under one amendment, HB 1141 allows end of life prescriptions to be mailed directly to patients' homes where Auxiliary Bishop Daniel Henry Mueggenborg of Seattle believes people are in no state of mind to be making unalterable choices while enduring the stresses of the pandemic.
—Tim Gruver, Washington Examiner, 26 Mar. 2021
Using the same blockchain technology as cryptocurrencies like bitcoin—strings of data made permanent and unalterable by a decentralized computer network—N.F.T.s can be attached to anything from an MP3 to a single JPEG image, a tweet, or a video clip of a basketball game.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2021
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unalterable
adjective
un·al·ter·able
ˌən-ˈȯl-t(ə-)rə-bəl
ˈən-
: not capable of being altered or changed
unalterable opposition
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