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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffaceable

Adjective

The award celebrates true visionaries, artists who break barriers, redefine standards and leave an indelible mark on the music industry.

— Sigal Ratner-Arias, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
Richard Kelly’s 2001 film, a box-office failure at the time, was fast-tracked to cult status thanks to rentals and revival screenings, leaving an indelible imprint on impressionable teen viewers.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of indelible

Adjective

Its residents were subject not just to innumerable petty restrictions, but to an ineradicable, if often variable, hostility.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of ineradicable

Adjective

Novelist and screenwriter Anne Rice led the charge against Cruise’s casting as Lestat de Lioncourt, a French theater actor in the 1700s who’d already become an immortal vampire by the time he’s introduced.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Significant church figures like Thomas Aquinas and the philosopher René Descartes have argued that animals don’t have an immortal soul.

— Casper ter Kuile, Vox, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of immortal

Adjective

Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro, HCL and Capgemini were also on the list of companies that will no longer be able to apply for permanent residence status for their H-1B employees.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Practically no major league has shortened its regular season calendar on a permanent basis.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of permanent

Adjective

Instead of clarity and stability, the future of Russian politics will reflect the consequences of the seemingly deathless regime that Putin has built.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.

— The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of deathless

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