as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
fortunately, the misprint wasn't an irreversible error since it was discovered early
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Recent Examples of irreversible
But 1 in 200 will experience irreversible paralysis when the virus invades their nervous system.
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Or Hezbollah could wait for parliamentary elections, scheduled for May, in the hope that more sympathetic leaders will be voted in (although the President described the ban on Hezbollah’s military activities as irreversible, and elections may be delayed).
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Cohen treats workers who breathed in high amounts of this material in the mines for decades, causing irreversible damage.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
However, a lack of vision early in life does lead to irreversible changes in the brain structure.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
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Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
Or Hezbollah could wait for parliamentary elections, scheduled for May, in the hope that more sympathetic leaders will be voted in (although the President described the ban on Hezbollah’s military activities as irreversible, and elections may be delayed).
—Rania Abouzeid, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
Cohen treats workers who breathed in high amounts of this material in the mines for decades, causing irreversible damage.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
However, a lack of vision early in life does lead to irreversible changes in the brain structure.
—Sachin Rawat, Big Think, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreversible
irreparable
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One gets the impression that Jordan has never been invited to join in locker-room talk in his life and that this has done irreparable damage to his psyche.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Because making contact at this point runs the risk of scratching the sensor and doing irreparable damage.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreversible. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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