unalterably
- adverb
- /ˌʌnˈɔːltərəbli/
- 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
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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.
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His views on climate change were unalterably shaped by his experiences in the field.
Synonyms
So that something cannot be changed or undone
In a way that cannot be changed
In a way that cannot be changed
No one can make it different
Antonyms
How Changeable
Surface Forms
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'.