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unalienable

[uhn-eyl-yuh-nuh-buhl, -ey-lee-uh-] / ʌnˈeɪl yə nə bəl, -ˈeɪ li ə- /
ADJECTIVE
inherent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
built-in constitutional deep-rooted deep-seated essential fundamental genetic implicit ingrained innate instinctive internal intrinsic latent natural
WEAK
characteristic congenital connate distinctive elementary fixed immanent in the grain inborn inbred inbuilt indigenous indispensable individual indwelling inherited inner integral integrated intimate inward native original part-and-parcel resident running in the family subjective
Antonyms
STRONGEST
acquired auxiliary extra extrinsic learned minor secondary superficial unimportant
WEAK
added external incidental

Example Sentences

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The senior official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: "The United States remains committed to the Declaration of Independence's recognition that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights."

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

"The United States remains committed to the Declaration of Independence's recognition that all men are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights," a senior State Department official said on customary condition of anonymity.

From Barron's • Nov. 20, 2025

Our revolution was based on a democracy where conceptually all men are created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2024

Max has long exhibited uncommon courage in standing up for the unalienable rights we Americans purport to uphold.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2024

It embodied certain permanent principles susceptible of general application, for they did nothing but express the unalienable rights of man.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert