irrecoverable
irrecoverable
adjectiveDefinition of IRRECOVERABLE
1
not capable of being cured or reformed <unfortunately, he was destined to live out his days as an irrecoverable alcoholic>
Synonyms incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Related Words irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable; unencouraging, unpromising; impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant
Near Antonyms reversible; encouraging, promising; penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry; correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable
Antonyms curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
2
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone <one computer file proved to be irrecoverable after the crash>
Synonyms irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Antonyms correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable
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