irreconcilable

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adjective ir·rec·on·cil·able \i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl, -ˈre-kən-ˌsī-, ˌi(r)-\

Definition of irreconcilable

: impossible to reconcile irreconcilable differences

irreconcilability

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irreconcilableness

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irreconcilably

play \i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-blē, -ˈre-kən-ˌsī-, ˌi(r)\ adverb

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Examples of irreconcilable in a Sentence

theories that are irreconcilable with each other

Recent Examples of irreconcilable from the Web

Natalie Maines has filed for divorce from her husband of 17 years, actor Adrian Pasdar, citing irreconcilable differences, TMZ reports.

— sarah michaud, PEOPLE.com, "Natalie Maines Files for Divorce from Adrian Pasdar: Report", 3 July 2017
The problem that Mitch McConnell is running into—which is not much different than the one that Paul Ryan ran into when the AHCA failed to pass the House—is that these factions are irreconcilable.

— alex shephard, New Republic, "Did the GOP actually promise to repeal Obamacare? Yes and no.", 29 June 2017
Taken together, the criticisms levied by Johnson, Paul, Collins, Senator Dean Heller of Nevada, and others would appear to be irreconcilable.

— russell berman, The Atlantic, "Senate Bill Would Leave 22 Million More Uninsured, CBO Finds", 26 June 2017
In a press conference with Nevada governor Brian Sandoval today, Senator Dean Heller joined his colleague Susan Collins in taking a very negative, and possibly irreconcilable, position on the Senate version of the American Health Care Act.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Another Republican Senator Comes Out As a ‘No’ on Health-Care Bill, Imperiling its Prospects", 23 June 2017
With Internet speed, pro- and anti-Trump factions have created rational and plausible--yet utterly irreconcilable--histories of an investigation that has barely even begun.

— david von drehle, Time, "Will Robert Mueller Separate Fact From Fiction?", 22 June 2017
Mr. Nanjiani (who shares his name with his character) plays a 30-ish guy navigating these two seemingly irreconcilable worlds and identities.

— manohla dargis, New York Times, "Review: In ‘The Big Sick,’ Comedy Is Hard, Love Harder", 22 June 2017
Six-time NBA champ Scottie, who was mostly known as Michael Jordan’s lieutenant on the Chicago Bulls, filed for divorce in October, alleging irreconcilable differences.

— by jose lambiet, miamiherald, "Divorce? Not so fast. Scottie Pippen, wife patching things up", 13 June 2017
At the heart of the problem lies an irreconcilable difference between the Persian Gulf countries about how to interpret the events of the 2011 Arab Spring and, more important, how to react to them.

— michael stephens, Washington Post, "Why key Arab countries have cut ties with Qatar — and what Trump had to do with it", 7 June 2017

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