as in unchangeable
not capable of changing or being changed
the rules of the game are unalterable, regardless of who is playing
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Recent Examples of unalterable
Facts are the harshest and the hardest part of life, and yet facts, unalterable, bring with them some order and logic.
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Dworkin, too, sees the system as closed, but not unalterable.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
For instance, blockchain technology can establish an unalterable record of identity verification, ensuring that executive data remains intact and secure.
—Damodar Selvam, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Designing control systems to require operator identity authentication and unalterable records of operation; enabling post-hoc compliance checks in case of plausible evidence of non-compliant autonomous weapon attacks.
—Ronald C. Arkin, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2019
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Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
Dworkin, too, sees the system as closed, but not unalterable.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025
For instance, blockchain technology can establish an unalterable record of identity verification, ensuring that executive data remains intact and secure.
—Damodar Selvam, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Designing control systems to require operator identity authentication and unalterable records of operation; enabling post-hoc compliance checks in case of plausible evidence of non-compliant autonomous weapon attacks.
—Ronald C. Arkin, IEEE Spectrum, 21 Oct. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unalterable
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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“Unalterable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unalterable. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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