as in irreversible
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not capable of being changed; impossible to revoke
She has made an irrevocable decision. an irrevocable change
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Recent Examples of irrevocable
Unmarried couples may consider irrevocable trusts, though these require more resources up front.
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Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Some Trump officials continue to suggest this is merely the opening of a negotiation, while the President and others say the new tariff regime is irrevocable and righteous retaliation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Lynskey lauds his refusal to resort to the easy binary of irrevocable collapse or glorious triumph.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Traversing death, failure, pregnancy, irrevocable life changes and skyrocketing success, Zevin’s novel spotlights a complex friendship and the entanglements of love when a relationship is bound by a higher passion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Some Trump officials continue to suggest this is merely the opening of a negotiation, while the President and others say the new tariff regime is irrevocable and righteous retaliation.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
Lynskey lauds his refusal to resort to the easy binary of irrevocable collapse or glorious triumph.
—Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Traversing death, failure, pregnancy, irrevocable life changes and skyrocketing success, Zevin’s novel spotlights a complex friendship and the entanglements of love when a relationship is bound by a higher passion.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irrevocable
Adjective
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Its rustling stirs the tension in a radicalizing conservative society, while its wailing heralds the irreversible consequences of raging human emotion.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Brain death requires that physicians perform certain clinical tests to make sure the patient has suffered irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain.—
Katherine Drabiak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
Adjective
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Joel Eriksson Ek Arguably the team’s most irreplaceable player, Eriksson Ek ended this past season not only as Minnesota’s No. 1 center but also their top shutdown pivot.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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There’s a popular myth in leadership that the best leaders are irreplaceable.—
Ryan McGrath,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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But a three-judge appeals panel found that Kobach failed to provide any evidence that irreparable harm would be caused by allowing for gender marker changes while the lawsuit works its way through the courts.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2025
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Related article Mahmoud Khalil responds to charges against him for the first time in new legal filings, and describes the ‘irreparable harm’ of his detention Khalil was among the first arrestees in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown targeting student activism.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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“Irrevocable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irrevocable. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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