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 moon is not only a pristine time capsule ripe for study – preserved almost unaltered throughout the course of billions of years – but is also considered a stepping stone for human exploration deeper into the cosmos. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026

It is anticipated that the changes stemming from the TAC discussions will leave the race action largely unaltered. —Luke Smith, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026

Moore went on to explain that a human guard watching CCTV footage from security cameras saw a clean, unaltered feed. —Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026

These discrepancies across the series are a function of the verdigris, orange, green, blue, and yellow paint that frames the photographs, shifting one’s perception of the color register therein, even though the plates are themselves unaltered. —Julian Stern, Artforum, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unaltered

• altered
• faltered