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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This is a harsher version of Rooster’s insistence that anyone can be rehabilitated, one that acknowledges that some damage is irreparable, and that the people who benefit from infinite patience and forgiveness are usually men of privilege.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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But three other justices said the court’s decision was not a sign of impatience but rather a reflection of its judgment about the risk of irreparable harm to the parents.—
Ella Lee,
The Hill,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreversible. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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