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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

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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

Just as much, though, they went in pursuit of happiness — the unalienable right so prized by the nation’s founders — until it was snatched away.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

One man has an unalienable right to liberty, other men an unalienable right to alienate and take it from him!

From Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 3 (of 3) by Parker, Theodore

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