as in unchangeable
not capable of changing or being changed
the inalterable record of history, which we ignore at our peril
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Recent Examples of inalterable
That year, reality seemed inescapable and inalterable.
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Charley Locke, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Officials said the fact that blockchain—the inalterable ledger that records bitcoin transactions—is public was helpful in their investigation.
—Ian Talley, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
Furthermore, each sale of this art is recorded on the blockchain, creating a digital provenance that is inalterable by anyone.
—Michael Golomb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
And a distraction when warring combatants are leaving too much blood on our streets, when our energies should be aligned against the common foes of violence and its determinants, of deadly decisions and their inalterable consequences.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 4 June 2021
Decades later, and long after many of their congressional careers had ended, their support for Nixon would continue to linger over their legacies, an inalterable epitaph on their lives.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
Bitcoin's blockchain provides inalterable evidence, stored on thousands of computers, of every Bitcoin transaction that's ever taken place.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2018
Charley Locke, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Officials said the fact that blockchain—the inalterable ledger that records bitcoin transactions—is public was helpful in their investigation.
—Ian Talley, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
Furthermore, each sale of this art is recorded on the blockchain, creating a digital provenance that is inalterable by anyone.
—Michael Golomb, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
And a distraction when warring combatants are leaving too much blood on our streets, when our energies should be aligned against the common foes of violence and its determinants, of deadly decisions and their inalterable consequences.
—Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 4 June 2021
Decades later, and long after many of their congressional careers had ended, their support for Nixon would continue to linger over their legacies, an inalterable epitaph on their lives.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2019
Bitcoin's blockchain provides inalterable evidence, stored on thousands of computers, of every Bitcoin transaction that's ever taken place.
—Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inalterable
unchangeable
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Many also treat their beliefs as a core and unchangeable aspect of their personality.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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On inauguration day in January, Trump declared through executive order that there are only two sexes, which are determined at conception and are unchangeable.—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Inalterable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inalterable. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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