as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
fortunately, the misprint wasn't an irreversible error since it was discovered early
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Recent Examples of irreversible
What’s certain is that the dollar shows irreversible signs of decline, made faster by the erratic policies of the U.S. president.
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T. Nelson Thompson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Nevertheless, the precautionary principle provides an alternative to reactive decision-making, which might cause irreversible harm to Earth’s ecosystems and the communities who rely on those natural resources.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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T. Nelson Thompson, Baltimore Sun, 3 June 2025
Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 June 2025
Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.
—Katherine Drabiak, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Nevertheless, the precautionary principle provides an alternative to reactive decision-making, which might cause irreversible harm to Earth’s ecosystems and the communities who rely on those natural resources.
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreversible
irreparable
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Immediate, irreparable harm When the government creates a policy that might violate the Constitution or federal law, affected people can sue in federal court to stop it.—
Cassandra Burke Robertson,
The Conversation,
27 June 2025
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Their outcomes are far from certain, and the cases might be decided only after irreparable damage has been done.—
Alex Reisner,
The Atlantic,
25 June 2025
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreversible. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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