as in contradictory
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so different that agreement is not possible
They thought the two theories were irreconcilable with each other.
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Recent Examples of irreconcilable
Shoda’s possible daughter behaves in ways both desperately longing and ruinously malevolent, and her antics come to symbolize the irreconcilable urges of political activists wishing to grow a collective political vision while succumbing to internal violence driven by individual ego.
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Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
The cringe-inducing conclusion of both QBism and Rovelli’s program, known as relational mechanics, is that in extreme conditions, one observer may have experiences that are logically irreconcilable with those of another observer.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The differences ultimately proved irreconcilable for Kehillat Israel’s leadership.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Watching it for the first time, I am struck by the irreconcilable tension between what the programme purports to be — a guilty pleasure with a wise-cracking narrator inviting us all to watch on with an air of disdain and superiority — and the heaviness at each turn.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Jake Cole, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
The cringe-inducing conclusion of both QBism and Rovelli’s program, known as relational mechanics, is that in extreme conditions, one observer may have experiences that are logically irreconcilable with those of another observer.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
The differences ultimately proved irreconcilable for Kehillat Israel’s leadership.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 28 July 2025
Watching it for the first time, I am struck by the irreconcilable tension between what the programme purports to be — a guilty pleasure with a wise-cracking narrator inviting us all to watch on with an air of disdain and superiority — and the heaviness at each turn.
—Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreconcilable
Adjective
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The challenge of evaluating Beauvoir is that both her life and her work were extraordinary in ways that are deeply, bafflingly contradictory.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
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At least a half-dozen people described an emotional seesaw they were put through by weeks of contradictory UPS tracking updates about their shipments.—
Kayla Steinberg,
NBC news,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Throughout the six episodes, viewers are intentionally misled about which woman is more sympathetic, as the series flips back and forth between Cherry and Laura’s conflicting perspectives on the first months of a whirlwind romance between Daniel and Cherry.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
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Recent research has produced conflicting results about the ways that GLP-1 drugs might affect the progression of early diabetic eye disease.—
Liz Szabo,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But beyond that familiar advice, dietary guidance has long been vague and inconsistent.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Katie Stockton,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The opposing attack plans made sense, Ohtani said.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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However, ahead of the team's Week 7 game against the Cincinnati Bengals, star defensive tackle Cameron Heyward could not help but make light of the age of both Rodgers and opposing quarterback Joe Flacco.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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And asking to be paid for that is antithetical to the privilege of playing for your country.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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More prize money going to the better teams is antithetical to fair sporting competition.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There wasn't any antagonistic issue or anything like that.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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There wasn’t any antagonistic issue or anything like that.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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On the opposite sideline, IU's Fernando Mendoza is a legit Heisman Trophy candidate.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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And who is the opposite force that Breezy foreshadowed?—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Irreconcilable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreconcilable. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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