irreproachable

adjective

ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
: not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproachable conduct
irreproachability noun
irreproachableness noun
irreproachably adverb

Examples of irreproachable in a Sentence

His conduct as a police officer was irreproachable. the captain of the force is a police officer of absolutely irreproachable character
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Each of them offers money and position but nothing much in the way of pleasure, excitement, intellectual stimulation, or the prospect of anything other than a life of loveless, socially irreproachable tedium possibly brightened by the occasional extramarital affair. Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025 Beneath their air of irreproachable authority, Jung and Freud — both brilliantly played, the first with subtlety, the other with theatrical relish — wrestle with petty grievances and insecurities, while the former stubbornly rationalizes his affair with onetime patient Spielrein. A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025 White has previously talked about Belinda as the morally irreproachable character on the show—but this series has basically no ethical characters, so of course Belinda gets her payday. Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative. Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 There may be practical reasons that your friend won’t get his way, but his argument, unlike his driving, is irreproachable. Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024 Jefferson points out that there is great pressure on men of the Morehouse variety to prove wrong the racist stereotypes of Black males as being lazy or criminal — to embrace a kind of Barack Obama masculinity that is solid and irreproachable. Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024 Modesty is a winning attribute in a great power, and the United States has too many faults of its own to cast itself as an irreproachable model. Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irreproachable was in 1634

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“Irreproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreproachable. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.

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irreproachable

adjective
ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
: not reproachable : blameless
irreproachably adverb

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