Synonyms of irreducible

irreducible

adjective

as in small

formal not able to be made smaller or simpler

They thought the world was made up of four irreducible elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

an irreducible fraction

Related Words

• small
• smaller
• smallest
• minor
• lesser
• fewer
• tiniest
• modest
• lowest
• minimal
• slight
• minimum
• low
• fewest
• littlest
• slightest
• infinitesimal
• micro
• minutest
• subminimal
• ultramicro

Dissimilar Words

• highest
• most
• greatest
• maximum
• full
• largest
• biggest
• utmost
• top
• topmost
• hugest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irreducible

While reading for cinematography, editing, and sound are all meaningful aspects of film criticism, the star is perhaps the only filmic element previously irreducible to purely digital forms. — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026

Because the tree should be irreducible, there is no circumstance where n2 can exist, so n2 = 0. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026

Slightness in such instances means irreducible. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

The most basic and irreducible requirements of meaningful transformations push against our wiring because big changes to form and structure introduce complexity, require time, and are defined by paradox. — Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025