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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
believed that there was no such thing as an unrecoverable criminal
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the flood caused unrecoverable damage to our home
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Recent Examples of unrecoverable
This leads to what may be a unrecoverable confession from Emma that adds tension to the lead-up to their nuptials.
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Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Time is scarce and unrecoverable, unlike money.
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Brian Page,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2025
The contamination can lead to catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a vehicle fire or an unexpected and unrecoverable loss of propulsion.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
17 Nov. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
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D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrecoverable
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
Time is scarce and unrecoverable, unlike money.
—
Brian Page,
CNBC,
26 Dec. 2025
The contamination can lead to catastrophic engine failure, resulting in a vehicle fire or an unexpected and unrecoverable loss of propulsion.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
17 Nov. 2025
Multi-year studies were interrupted and often unrecoverable, loss of support personnel to manage animal facilities and lack of resources to purchase mice, inability to purchase routine critical supplies and equipment.
—
D. Scott Schmid,
Denver Post,
22 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unrecoverable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unrecoverable
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The 41-year-old Portuguese footballer managed to put two past a hopeless Uzbekistan, becoming the first player to score in six consecutive World Cups.
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The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.
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The judge found the department overstepped its authority by adding criteria not specified by Congress, agreeing the rule would cause irreparable harm.
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Plus, dust will collect if they’ve been forgotten about, causing irreparable damage.
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Countless documents were left lying out in the open and quickly became irrecoverable.
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At the same time, much of the world is facing water bankruptcy, meaning people and industries are using more fresh water than nature can replenish, leading to irrecoverable ecosystem damages.
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Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions will no longer have to certify annually.
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Adding a requirement for explicit user confirmation when sensitive or irreversible actions are about to be taken.
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The message had found us, against steep odds, but the meaning was irretrievable.
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For Isaac, the film also captures something irretrievable.
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Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions will no longer have to certify annually.
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She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.
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“Unrecoverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unrecoverable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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