altered

ADJECTIVE

changed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cooked corrected modified transformed updated

STRONG

adapted adjusted amended converted diversified doctored fitted fixed qualified redone refitted reformed remade remodeled renovated reshaped revised spiked turned

WEAK

retailored

Antonyms

STRONG

unqualified

WEAK

continued held kept maintained preserved retained sustained

Example Sentences

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Different care may have altered the outcome for 260 babies, who died or were harmed, the review team told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

Those lyrics, by the way, were altered 20 years ago to be gender-neutral.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

I drove down Avenida Cesar E. Chavez again to check whether any of the murals had been altered.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

Innovations such as radios, automobiles and airplanes compressed distances and rapidly altered daily life.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

With her fingers, Franny slightly altered the position of the tiny ashtray beside her on the bed.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger

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