inalterable C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈɔltərəbəl/ UK /ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl/ See IPA manual Freq #341774 Meanings 1 adj incapable of being changed or altered The constitution did not treat any rule as wholly inalterable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · incapable of being changed... unalterableimmutableunchangeable ↔ Opposites alterablechangeable Word family Forms inalterably Derived forms inalterabilityinalterably Related forms alteralterable Etymology Formed from in-, 'not,' + alterable. Alter derives from Latin alter, 'the other,' and developed the verbal sense 'to make different.' Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # inalterable **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈɔltərəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈɔːltərəbəl/ **Frequency rank:** 341774 ## Meanings 1. incapable of being changed or altered ## Examples - The constitution did not treat any rule as wholly inalterable. ## Synonyms - unalterable - immutable - unchangeable ## Antonyms - alterable - changeable ## Derived Forms - inalterability - inalterably ## Related Forms - alter - alterable ## Etymology Formed from in-, 'not,' + alterable. Alter derives from Latin alter, 'the other,' and developed the verbal sense 'to make different.' ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown