unaltered

adjective

un·​al·​tered ˌən-ˈȯl-tərd 

1

: in an original state : not changed or altered

unaltered documents

Ancient materials should still be accessible from the surface, and we would expect them to be relatively unaltered by geological processes.

—Christopher P. McKay et al.

2

: not castrated or spayed : intact

If the substance builds up on the fur, a bacterial infection may occur. Unaltered male cats seem most prone to this problem …

—Margaret Reister

Examples of unaltered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The original, unaltered crowd image was posted to X on June 26, 2021, by Dan Scavino, the former director of social media in the Trump White House. —Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 21 May 2024

To paraphrase a quote from the film Lee says to Jessie, the objective of war photography is not to provide answers, but to provide an unaltered image and let the viewer ask the questions. —Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1