Examples of irreversible in a Sentence
He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
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Noa converts all inputs, visual and audio, into secure, irreversible mathematical representations.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But Riyadh has been firm that this cannot happen without an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
Decisions based on incomplete or manipulated data can lead to strategic misfires, erosion of public trust and, in some cases, irreversible damage.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Routine cleaning and maintenance will also help to save energy and prevent costly or irreversible damage, both of which will save you money.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
But Riyadh has been firm that this cannot happen without an irreversible path to a Palestinian state.
—Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
Decisions based on incomplete or manipulated data can lead to strategic misfires, erosion of public trust and, in some cases, irreversible damage.
—Vikram Joshi, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Routine cleaning and maintenance will also help to save energy and prevent costly or irreversible damage, both of which will save you money.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreversible
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
: impossible to reverse
an irreversible chemical reaction
irreversible damage
Medical Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible
an irreversible medical procedure
: as
a
: impossible to make run or take place backward
irreversible chemical syntheses
b
of a colloid
: incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa
c
of a pathological process
: of such severity that recovery is impossible
irreversible brain damage
Legal Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·ver·si·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: not reversible
an irreversible decision
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