ineffaceable

adjective

Definition of ineffaceablenext
as in indelible

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Recent Examples of ineffaceable The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffaceable
  1. indelible
  2. ineradicable
  3. indissoluble
  4. immortal
  5. permanent
  6. deathless
Adjective
  • Getting stuck upside down on Thor’s Swinging Hammer ride as a child left an indelible mark.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
  • Her kindness, warmth, and infectious smile left an indelible mark on all who knew her.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of indelible
Adjective
  • The contradictions of their closeness aren’t papered over; the unease is allowed to linger, inflamed and ineradicable.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
  • Here is Strout at her most emotionally precise, capturing a universal human longing in a single ineradicable image.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026
Definition of ineradicable
Adjective
  • The love trial ended in mutual frustration, but their bond was indissoluble.
    — Charles McNultyTheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • But Céline’s reputation is indissoluble from his strange political fate.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 15 June 2022
Definition of indissoluble
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  • And nowhere was that ability used to such immortal effect as in one of his earliest roles, playing a Cold War–era spy cuckolded by a tentacle monster.
    — Emily Palmer Heller, Vulture, 15 July 2026
  • The immortal being who’d called himself a god just moments prior regresses into his stuttering, childhood self.
    — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Definition of immortal
Adjective
  • The shelves display the library’s permanent collection, which is co-curated by Service95 and bookshop staff and hails from around the globe.
    — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
  • When drowning occurs, every minute without oxygen increases the risk of permanent brain injury or death.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of permanent
Adjective
  • There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.
    — The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Brides finds Sally Bishop (Cooke) and her husband on a trip to Northern Italy in 1961, where they get stranded at a remote villa run by the enigmatic Vova (Lawtey), who presides over a household of beautiful, deathless women (Turner-Smith, Prettejohn) and their caretaker (Gorman).
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Definition of deathless

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“Ineffaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffaceable. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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