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

Stronger concrete, new possibilities The altered pathway leaves behind a more uniform internal structure. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026

In 2024, according to court records, a Fort Lauderdale federal jury convicted Escoe of a single count of wire fraud after she was accused of submitting altered bank statements in a bid to obtain a business line of credit in 2020. —David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2026

By gaining new traits, these altered organisms might pose a novel invasion threat to Earth, if introduced through the transfer and insecure containment of contaminated samples. —Leonard David, Space.com, 3 June 2026

Schar, the 34-year-old centre-half, had been expected to leave, but has been offered an extension (reflecting an altered squad status and a drop in salary) and talks between Newcastle and his camp are ongoing. —James McNicholas, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alter

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for altered

• unaltered
• faltered