Examples of irreversible in a Sentence
He suffered an irreversible loss of vision.
The crisis has done irreversible harm to the countries' relations.
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The shift from partner to caregiver was instantaneous and irreversible.
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 June 2025
But most in the audience clung onto the notion that at best, globalization and integration had reached a bump in the road, believing that globalization was inevitable, immutable and irreversible.
—Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Significant, perhaps irreversible damage to the Iranian nuclear program.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
These are serious, medically irreversible interventions that many experts now admit carry significant risks, particularly for minors.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
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Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 23 June 2025
But most in the audience clung onto the notion that at best, globalization and integration had reached a bump in the road, believing that globalization was inevitable, immutable and irreversible.
—Paul Laudicina, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Significant, perhaps irreversible damage to the Iranian nuclear program.
—CBS News, 22 June 2025
These are serious, medically irreversible interventions that many experts now admit carry significant risks, particularly for minors.
—Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for irreversible
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl 
: impossible to reverse
an irreversible chemical reaction
irreversible damage
Medical Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·vers·ible
ˌir-i-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: incapable of being reversed : not reversible
an irreversible medical procedure
: as
a
: impossible to make run or take place backward
irreversible chemical syntheses
b
of a colloid
: incapable of undergoing transformation from sol to gel or vice versa
c
of a pathological process
: of such severity that recovery is impossible
irreversible brain damage
Legal Definition
irreversible
adjective
ir·re·ver·si·ble
ˌir-rə-ˈvər-sə-bəl
: not reversible
an irreversible decision
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