IRRECONCILABLE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

irreconcilable

adjective

Definition of irreconcilable

as in contradictory

formal 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 Standing in their way is Marco (Will Kemp), a powerful and ruthless commander who also happens to be Balaban's brother, the two men now on a collision course shaped by old wounds and irreconcilable choices. — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Their date of separation was listed in the documents as May 9, and the grounds for divorce are listed as irreconcilable differences. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 Kidman then filed to divorce Urban citing irreconcilable differences. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 The 41-year-old country star listed the date of separation as May 9 and cited irreconcilable differences. — Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for irreconcilable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreconcilable

Adjective

Randolph gave multiple confusing and often contradictory interviews to police.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Cassavetes played up the conflicting feelings on set and exacerbated them by giving Rowlands and Cassel contradictory directions that constantly set the actors against each other.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of contradictory

Adjective

Students are transferring three and four times, pros are trying to play ball against college kids, conflicting court decisions have created a fragmented system, one that no one intended.

— Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Technology that creates extra steps, produces conflicting information or is difficult to use can become an obstacle rather than a solution.

— Natalie Lemke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of conflicting

Adjective

Even the actors’ bodies exhibit the bland greige produced by the high dynamic range of digital cameras and are flattened by the inconsistent lighting that comes from overuse of green screens.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
In Finance Give agentic AI fragmented data, inconsistent processes or unclear ownership, and those weaknesses become part of how the technology operates.

— Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of inconsistent

Adjective

Run the floor, set hard screens and make the opposing center feel him.

— C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
Within this region are two major neural pathways, known as the direct and indirect pathways, which appear to exert opposing influences over which actions are expressed.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of opposing

Adjective

This is the antithetical froth that bubbles up in their wake, and it is never left completely behind.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Using LLMs to smooth out the challenges of wrestling with a text, of struggling to find the right words to convey a thought, of piloting one’s own personal and intellectual development, is antithetical to this type of education.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of antithetical

Adjective

Without the United States acting as mediator, Japan’s cooperation with South Korea could also erode, leading Tokyo and Seoul to revert to their more traditionally antagonistic relationship.

— David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 28 Sep. 2026
These sensual glimmers are no match for the antagonistic sociality of straight male relationships, which, in this novel, quickly convert sympathy or desire into rivalry and aggression.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of antagonistic

Adjective

Eyck Freymann, a Hoover fellow at Stanford University and the author of Defending Taiwan, believes that now, a US blockade would have the opposite effect.

— Andy Browne, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The fridge and microwave are located behind the main kitchen block on the vehicle's opposite sidewall.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2026

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