# unmodified

/ʌnmˈɒdɪfˌaɪd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/unmodified
Updated: 2026-10-19

## Definition

still in its first form, with no changes made to it. You use this when something is left exactly as it was.

For teachers: remaining in original form without alteration, adjustment, or addition. Often describes texts, products, genes, or procedures kept exactly as first created or found.

## Examples

- She drives an old car with unmodified parts.
- The shop sells jeans in unmodified denim that fades naturally with wear.
- The archive preserves the author's unmodified manuscripts, allowing scholars to trace revisions that later editors smoothed away.

## Synonyms

unchanged, unaltered

## Antonyms

modified, changed, altered

## Usage notes

- Typically placed before the noun it modifies; also common after linking verbs such as 'remain' or 'leave'.

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