altered

adjective

al·​tered ˈȯl-tərd 

1

: made different in some way

… she addressed me again, speaking in very altered tones; so altered, that I hardly recognised them as hers.

—Wilkie Collins

… no great change had taken place inside him, but his exterior was visibly altered.

—Booth Tarkington

2

: castrated sense 1a

I've noticed that my altered cats and my older cats have more dandruff than the unaltered and younger ones.

—Susie Page

Examples of altered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, strategists have updated their outlooks throughout 2024 to reflect the altered conditions. —Pia Singh, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024

Since the pair began dating last year, Swift has frequently given nods to the Chiefs' player on tour in altered lyrics to her songs and doing the archer pose, with Kelce typically being in the audience at her shows. —Escher Walcott, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024

This fit ensured that the community’s purpose and activities would be enhanced rather than altered, protecting the community's integrity. —Lien De Pau, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024

Most of the headlines in the altered image come from the March 16 edition of the magazine but include misspellings and missing punctuation not present in the genuine versions of the cover. —Andre Byik, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alter

First Known Use

1563, in the meaning defined at sense 1