unaltered

adjective

un·​al·​tered ˌən-ˈȯl-tərd 

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

Examples of unaltered in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the four-point cushion in the league, their approach to this game was unaltered. —Pol Ballús, New York Times, 12 May 2025

This immutability guarantees that data remains unaltered and cannot be deleted by hackers or malicious insiders, effectively mitigating a significant cyberattack vector. —Arpna Aggarwal, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025

Another new motif was the eye, meant to represent here an omniscient but benevolent entity that accompanies and perpetuates knowledge in an unaltered state. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 27 May 2025

Our unaltered and complete conversation is framed by the insights that emerged between the lines. —Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1551, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for unaltered

• altered
• faltered