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unalterably

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • US: /ʌnˈɑl.təɹ.əbli/
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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N AO1 L T ER0 AH0 B L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an unalterable manner; in a manner that makes it impossible to be altered.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • First experiences are always the most memorable because they fix themselves in the mind unalterably and most powerfully.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an unalterable and unchangeable manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his views were unchangeably fixed

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unchangeably, unassailably, immutably

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English unalterable Middle English -ly English -ly English unalterably From unalterable + -ly.