altered — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A kind of car in drag racing, usually with a partial body situated behind the exposed engine.

Adjective

1. Having been changed from an original form.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Ralph suppressed the indignation which the schoolmaster’s altered and insolent manner awakened, and asked again why he had not sent to him.

2. Neutered; having had testicles or uterus and ovaries removed to prevent procreation.

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • of an animal

Adjective

1. changed in form or character without becoming something else

   Antonyms

   unaltered

   Examples

   the altered policy promised success

   following an altered course we soon found ourselves back in civilization

2. having testicles or ovaries removed

   Synonyms

   neutered

3. changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose

   Synonyms

   adapted

   Examples

   seeds precisely adapted to the area

   instructions altered to suit the children's different ages