ALTERED Synonyms: 64 Similar and Opposite Words

altered 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of altered

as in sterilized

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2 of 2

verb

past tense of alter

as in modified

to make different in some way can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?

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as in fixed

to remove the sex organs of contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets

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Recent Examples of altered

Adjective

At several key moments, the Tribune review found, government and law enforcement failed to stop them from operating in the industry — despite discoveries along the way of an altered state credential, and allegations in a barrage of lawsuits. — Gregory Royal Pratt, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 Search engines, screen readers, copy/paste tools, and translation software can all get tripped up by the altered HTML, making the page a little less useful to your intended audience. — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Verb

Texas quarterback Arch Manning has apologized for his public reaction to a video that was altered by AI to show Longhorns coach Steve Sarkisian slapping ESPN reporter Holly Rowe and knocking her to the ground. — Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026 Growing up poor, costureras always altered her hand-me-downs. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for altered

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Adjective

All adoptable pets are spayed, neutered and up to date on vaccines and tests.

— Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
This reader hopes that will be a rebuttal to all the dubious America 250 content flooding orgs beholden to the neutered NEA.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 June 2026

Definition of neutered

Verb

This feature was modified from its original version on September 18, 2026.

— Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 Sep. 2026
The Luna Cottage is based on a 20-ft (6-m)-long shipping container, but it has been heavily modified with a door and windows, plus given a uniform coat of paint.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of modified

Verb

Out of the 26 letters of the Roman alphabet, or any writing system, an identity can be assigned, fixed—and made, if not real, then socially legible and governmentally legal.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
Getty Images Auto loans are fixed once disbursed, but a Fed rate hike could push up rates on new loans at a time when car buyers are already struggling to keep up with large monthly loan payments.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of fixed

Adjective

Decades ago, the creation and release of sterile flies to interrupt the pest’s breeding cycle was key to driving it out.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026
Principal Andrew Kearl said work went into making sure the school, which has nearly 1,400 students, felt warm rather than sterile, the way new buildings sometimes can.

— Jonaki Mehta, NPR, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of sterile

Verb

The authors of the current study took a different route, examining whether the theorem could survive when the mathematical description of probability changed.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
That changed in 2013, when a small, dark body orbiting between Saturn and Uranus passed in front of a star and blinked twice on either side of the main event, revealing two narrow rings around an object barely 250 kilometers across.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of changed

Adjective

United were alarmingly impotent in a way which, even now, is strange to see and damaging for a head coach’s reputation.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Republicans want to scare voters into thinking that if Democrats win the midterm elections, the United States will be on the road to a future in which the Senate is no more—or is, at best, an impotent debate club for elderly statesmen.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of impotent

Verb

About 15 stores in the division are being remodeled this year.

— Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2026
Emirates’ massive suite, which is perched over the center of Ashe, is being remodeled this year to emulate the spacious lounges and curved bar on its double-decker Airbus 380 planes.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of remodeled

Adjective

There’s an incident at a gun range where Ned’s fear of looking emasculated requires his army vet girlfriend to fall for his very dumb, very obvious lies.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026
And that’s the main tension this season, as Beau is feeling emasculated by the dynamic.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 July 2026

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