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 decision to die is drastic and irreversible; should it really be left up to a young person whose brain is still developing, and who is susceptible to influence by peers and authority figures?
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Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
What began as breathlessness hardened into silicosis, an irreversible disease that stiffens the lungs until even ordinary movement becomes effort.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Climate tipping points, such as when the melting of West Antarctica or of Greenland’s mile-deep ice sheet becomes irreversible, will have wide-ranging, catastrophic consequences.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
By the time the wasp larvae spin their white rice-like cocoons, the caterpillar has suffered irreversible damage and can no longer damage your tomato crop.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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Charles Lane, The Atlantic, 15 Mar. 2026
What began as breathlessness hardened into silicosis, an irreversible disease that stiffens the lungs until even ordinary movement becomes effort.
—Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Climate tipping points, such as when the melting of West Antarctica or of Greenland’s mile-deep ice sheet becomes irreversible, will have wide-ranging, catastrophic consequences.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
By the time the wasp larvae spin their white rice-like cocoons, the caterpillar has suffered irreversible damage and can no longer damage your tomato crop.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreversible. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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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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