INEFFACEABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ineffaceable

adjective

Definition of ineffaceable

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

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Adjective

Her kindness, warmth, and infectious smile left an indelible mark on all who knew her.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
George Washington, this nation’s first general, its inaugural president, the eponym of its capital city, left one of his most indelible marks on America from afar.

— Lonnie G. Bunch III, The Atlantic, 4 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 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
Not all foods endure—ortolan, aspic, candy cigarettes—but the pickle may be as close to immortal as a snack can get.

— Emma Allen, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Definition of immortal

Adjective

Margo and Ashlyn could be seen on screen with smiles to match Crow’s permanent one, singing along.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made permanent the suspension of the federal deduction for most unreimbursed employee business expenses.

— Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 11 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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