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unaltered

/ˈʌnˌɔltərd/
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Unaltered means unchanged. If your parents’ poor opinion of your boyfriend remains unaltered no matter how polite he is or how early he brings you home, it may be because of his tattoos and motorcycle.

Unaltered is the opposite of altered, meaning to adjust or change. If you meet a friend you haven't seen in ten years, and she looks the same as you remember, you might exclaim at how unaltered she seems. If you buy a pair of pants that need to be hemmed, you won't be able to wear them in their unaltered state.

Definitions of unaltered
  1. adjective
    remaining in an original state
    “persisting unaltered through time”
    synonyms: unchanged
    dateless, timeless
    unaffected by time
    in-situ, unmoved
    staying completely still without shifting position
    unedited
    not changed by editing
    unreduced
    not altered by reduction
    unrevised
    not improved or brought up to date
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    antonyms:
    altered
    changed in form or character without becoming something else
    adjusted
    (especially of garments) having the fit or style adjusted
    changed
    made or become different in some respect
    edited, emended
    improved or corrected by critical editing
    paraphrastic
    altered by paraphrasing
    revised
    improved or brought up to date
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