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unalterably

unalterably

2 7.0
In a way that nobody can change
  • adverb
  • /ˌʌnˈɔːltərəbli/
translation icon : inalterablemente
  • The editorial stated Swain County was unable to bear the costs associated with termination and pronounced the situation to be "unalterably dark."
  • unalterably opposed

Examples

  • In the public mind, the word "neocon" is unalterably associated with war, and further: with a losing, futile, disastrous war.

    Blog text (29)
  • Not surprisingly, in the years that followed, the two regimes became unalterably hostile to one another.

    Academic text (2004)
  • For that reason, I remain unalterably opposed to a volunteer army in wartime.

    Academic text (2003)
  • New York and California are, for the foreseeable future, unalterably Democrat.

    Blog text (3)
  • Their perception (whether correct or not) is that the public is unalterably opposed to higher taxes.

    Academic text (1990)
  • His grief was a moment's mute torment, as if his every fear in the past were now proved unalterably false.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Zubly unalterably opposed violence, despised worldly conflict, and denounced public discord.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In the case of the arsenal, the appearance of bald eagles abruptly and unalterably undermined the state government's entrenched position concerning cleanup.

    Academic text (1999)
  • She decided to unalterably change her course of study to pursue her passion for art.

  • His views on climate change were unalterably shaped by his experiences in the field.

Synonyms

irrevocably
vsunalterably
16 7.7

So that something cannot be changed or undone

focuses on inability to be altered without stressing reversal
immutably
vsunalterably
1 8.0

In a way that cannot be changed

states the same inability to change but in another wording
inalterably
vsunalterably
7.8

In a way that cannot be changed

is the standard form with identical meaning
unchangeably
vsunalterably
6.3

No one can make it different

means the same but uses a different word form

Antonyms

2 3.7

In a way that changes or adapts easily to different situations

How Changeable

temporarily
222 3.2
permanently
218 2.9
unalterably
2 7.0
irrevocably
16 7.7

Surface Forms

unalterably positive

Morphology

unalterably = unalterable (transparent) = un + alter + able + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'unalterable' by adding '-ly'.

Etymology

Unalterably is built from un- meaning 'not', alter meaning 'other' as in alternative, and -able meaning 'able to be', with -ly making it mean 'in a way'. So, unalterably means 'in a way that cannot be changed'.