unencouraging

adjective

Definition of unencouragingnext
as in irreparable

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  1. irreparable
  2. unpromising
  3. irreversible
  4. unrepentant
Adjective
  • Recent research showed that overreliance on groundwater during the drought caused irreparable harm to the county’s aquifers.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Those issues go to irreparable harm, meaning a harm that can’t be remedied by money, which plays an important role in the litigation.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of irreparable
Adjective
  • From those unpromising beginnings, Ondaatje found, in his writing, newness and, in language, a certain freedom.
    — Amitava Kumar, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The surprising discovery awaiting us below the thicket of its atmosphere has quashed the notion that worlds far from the Sun are unpromising destinations in the search for life-supporting environments.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 May 2026
Definition of unpromising
Adjective
  • None of this is irreversible, which is precisely why the CDC’s complacency is so hard to forgive.
    — A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Dimensions | Getty Millions of people roll money from a workplace retirement plan to an individual retirement account each year — and mistakes can prove both costly and irreversible.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of irreversible
Adjective
  • Written with collaborators such as Kevin McCall and Sevyn Streeter, the lyrics skew unrepentant fuckboy, the sound narcotic.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The former Yugoslav president was unrepentant and died while his trial was still underway.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of unrepentant
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