Meaning & use
unalienable
Not able to be given up, taken away, or transferred to someone else, especially referring to fundamental rights.
See it in a sentence
The Declaration of Independence describes life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as unalienable rights.
Philosophers have long argued that certain freedoms are unalienable and belong to every person by nature.
A note on using this word
Unalienable and inalienable mean the same thing; inalienable is the more common spelling in modern English.
Words with a similar meaning
inalienableinviolable
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Words with an opposite meaning
transferable
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