unaltered

adjective

un·​al·​tered ˌən-ˈȯl-tərd How to pronounce unaltered (audio)
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

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That position remains unaltered today. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025 So, despite the decision, vaccine coverage remains effectively unaltered for the time being. Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025 Jennifer Layden, who led data-modernization efforts as director of the agency’s Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance, and Technology before resigning in August, told me that the agency’s data sets otherwise remained largely unaltered. Keren Landman, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025 Similarly, one TikTok filmed in a Walmart location shows stray unaltered tags with prices conflicting with higher on-rack pricing signs. Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unaltered

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of unaltered was in 1551

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“Unaltered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unaltered. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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