Definition of irreparable
:not reparable :irremediable
- irreparable damage
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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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Weinstein said Elliott's legal team could file for preliminary injunction if the appeal is upheld and would likely cite irreparable harm, including the six lost paychecks and potential bonus money.
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Mr. Wheeler has suffered irreparable damage to his reputation and his career will likely never recover.
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A lawyer for the family said that irreparable damage had already been done.
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Brandon Hubbard, one of the plaintiff attorneys, had argued that there would be irreparable harm.
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In February, a slip at Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge caused irreparable damage to the supports and span, closing the bridge and highway and effectively cutting off Big Sur village to the north from the businesses to the south.
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The Supreme Court ruled in its order that the government is likely to suffer irreparable harm if the travel ban is not imposed -- meaning the U.S. could be attacked by a national from one of the six countries, making a ban justifiable.
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McQueen sees his contemporaries retire, starts losing races to the likes of Armie Hammer’s slick Jackson Storm and crashes into almost irreparable pieces.
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When accusations of that magnitude are alleged, the impact is far reaching, irreparable and life changing.
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Origin and Etymology of irreparable
Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin irreparabilis, from in- + reparabilis reparable
irreparable Synonyms
Synonyms
irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemableAntonyms
correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoableRelated Words
irreplaceable, irrevocable; unredeemedNear Antonyms
corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repairedIRREPARABLE Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of irreparable for English Language Learners
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: too bad to be corrected or repaired
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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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legal Definition of irreparable
:impossible to repair, remedy, or undo
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