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unrecoverable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of unrecoverable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed
  • believed that there was no such thing as an unrecoverable criminal
Synonyms of unrecoverable

hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unredeemable
Words Related to unrecoverable

irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable

unencouraging, unpromising

impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant
Near Antonyms of unrecoverable

reversible

encouraging, promising

penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable
Antonyms of unrecoverable

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
2 not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
  • the flood caused unrecoverable damage to our home
Synonyms of unrecoverable

irrecoverable, irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, unredeemable
Words Related to unrecoverable

irreplaceable, irrevocable

unredeemed
Near Antonyms of unrecoverable

corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repaired
Antonyms of unrecoverable

correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable

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