altered
Something altered is changed. Your recently altered appearance, including a new short haircut and stylish new clothes, might surprise your grandparents when they pick you up at the airport.
Altered is an adjective that describes anything that's been changed or modified. You might need altered clothing after you succeed at your diet, or feel like you are in an "altered state" after you've been hypnotized. Altered behavior is behavior you have changed, like the altered habits of your housebroken dog. Altered comes from the Medieval Latin alterare, or "to change."
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changed in form or character without becoming something else“the altered policy promised success”“following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization”“"he looked...with clouded eyes and with an altered manner of breathing"- Charles Dickens”
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Synonyms:
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adjusted
(especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted
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changed
made or become different in some respect
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edited, emended
improved or corrected by critical editing
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paraphrastic
altered by paraphrasing
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revised
improved or brought up to date
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Antonyms:
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unaltered, unchanged
remaining in an original state
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dateless, timeless
unaffected by time
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in-situ, unmoved
being in the original position; not having been moved
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unedited
not changed by editing
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unreduced
not altered by reduction
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unrevised
not improved or brought up to date
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adjusted
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changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose
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having testicles or ovaries removed
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Vocabulary lists containing altered
This nonfiction account follows Dr. Meg Lowman as she explores the rainforest.
When Charlie Bucket and four other children find golden tickets in their chocolate bars, they are invited to tour Willy Wonka's famous candy factory.
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