Definition of irreparable
: not reparable : irremediable
- irreparable damage
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Updated on: 10 May 2018
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Examples of irreparable in a Sentence
The oil spill did irreparable harm to the bay.
The damage to their relationship was irreparable.
Recent Examples of irreparable from the Web
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Members plan, among other things, to ask that the developers hold off on doing any irreparable damage to the building, Conna said.
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The anti-Comey drumbeat—and the right’s attacks on U.S. intelligence agencies more broadly—could do irreparable damage to America’s political norms and institutions.
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Environmentalists complain that the land swap would do irreparable harm and set a bad precedent.
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For any who are still early in their careers, the damage to their reputation and credibility can be irreparable.
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Mark Zuckerberg is both a man and the embodiment of a company, so his silence around scandal has done irreparable harm.
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And if for some reason the glasses are irreparable, there are more than 2,000 eyeglasses available in-store for purchase.
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However, critics say timber harvesting could cause irreparable damage.
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The three-judge panel from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the advocacy group Defenders of Wildlife did not prove the project would cause irreparable harm to the river’s pallid sturgeon.
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Origin and Etymology of irreparable
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin irreparabilis, from in- + reparabilis reparable
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First Known Use: 15th century
in the meaning defined above
See Words from the same yearirreparable Synonyms
Synonyms
irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemable;
Antonyms
correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable;
IRREPARABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of irreparable for English Language Learners
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: too bad to be corrected or repaired
IRREPARABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of irreparable for Students
: impossible to get back or to make right
- A storm did irreparable damage to the beach.
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irreparably
\-blē\ adverbLaw Dictionary
legal Definition of irreparable
: impossible to repair, remedy, or undo
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irreparably
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