ineradicable

adjective

Definition of ineradicablenext
as in indelible

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Recent Examples of ineradicable Any novel about a train is a study of society and its ineradicable divisions. — Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 Overall, the small gap in pre-puberty performance doesn’t seem like strong evidence of ineradicable differences between males and females. — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 30 Jan. 2025 In his version of our political life, our deepest and most ineradicable habits of mind push some of us to indulge in radical fantasies about the rest of us. — Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 They are not obsessed with corruption, seeing it as an ineradicable part of politics. — Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 20 Jan. 2017 See All Example Sentences for ineradicable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineradicable
  1. indelible
  2. ineffaceable
  3. indissoluble
  4. permanent
  5. immortal
  6. undying
  7. deathless
  8. perpetual
Adjective
  • The creator of vivid, indelible fantasies for women to try on and to embody was also a fragile and anguished man, troubled throughout his life by alcohol, drug dependency, and bouts of debilitating depression.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
  • By that time, Strong had already built up a vast and loyal fan base and created several indelible characters, while Fineman, only three years in, was well on her way to becoming one of the touchstone players of the 2020s.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026
Definition of indelible
Adjective
  • The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show.
    — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017
Definition of ineffaceable
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
Adjective
  • Thanks to an upswell of community support and corporate sponsors, the gallery has moved out of its temporary space on Richmond Street West and will be moving into a permanent space at 19 Brock Avenue.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Watson underwent emergency surgery to stop his condition from worsening, but by that point significant permanent damage had already been done.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of permanent
Adjective
  • Of course, in the immortal words of Kobe Bryant, the job is not finished.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Once immortal titans of nerdom, the big three have recently lost their grip on the zeitgeist, especially in movie theaters.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 30 July 2026
Definition of immortal
Adjective
  • Loathe don’t have to do this—they’re not 5 Seconds of Summer courting an edgy image by citing Nine Inch Nails as an influence, or Travis Scott and A$AP Rocky name-checking Björk on their undying quests to be validated as experimental artists.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
  • But the Stones’ undying love of blues shines through in 18 songs that revel in the seamy underbelly of America.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
Definition of undying
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
Adjective
  • In fact, there was until recently a 100x Bitcoin perpetual future that retail investors bought in huge amounts.
    — Derek Horstmeyer, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • Her greatest obstacle is a perpetual lack of resources for adaptive athletes in the Midwest, a cause Hwang often speaks about on social media.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Definition of perpetual

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“Ineradicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineradicable. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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