indelible

Examples

• All

• Such real experiences are likely to leave a more indelible imprint than most classroom activities will.

  Academic text (1991)

• You are about to leave an indelible mark on the earth.

  The Roses (2025)

• So, but it leaves this indelible mark on my life.

• ...meet exceptional people... and make indelible memories.

  Paper Towns (2015)

• What happens to children in situations such as these well might leave an indelible impression.

  Academic text (1995)

• They still have left this indelible mark in my mind.

• The events of that summer of '59 had put an indelible mark on her.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Life, our loved ones, and poetry are all united by words, by names, and by indelible imprints.

  Academic text (2001)

• The man's face left a sad and indelible impression on the young Yu.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The hero's sacrifice left an indelible mark on the community, reminding everyone of his bravery.

Synonyms

U

unforgettable

vsindelible

58 3.4

Very strong or special so you remember it for a long time

is used more broadly for marks and impressions, not only memories

U

unerasable

vsindelible

1 7.1

Cannot be removed, like a mark or memory

also applies to memories and impressions, not only physical marks

I

ineffaceable

vsindelible

9.9

Something you cannot remove or forget

is the more common everyday term rather than formal or literary

I

inexpungeable

vsindelible

9.9

Not able to be removed or erased completely

is used more generally and does not stress absolute removal

I

inexpungible

vsindelible

9.9

A mark, memory, or smell you cannot remove and that stays with you

is the common everyday term rather than a formal variant

Antonyms

R

removable

20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

F

forgettable

16 3.8

Not interesting or special, so people do not remember it

Compounds

I

indelible mark

3 6.8

A strong lasting memory or effect you cannot forget

I

indelible ink

1 4.6

A writing liquid that cannot be removed or washed away

I

indelible stain

1 6.3

A mark on a shirt or carpet that cannot be removed

How Permanent

indelible

23 7.0

permanent

650 3.2

lasting

38 3.1

erasable

1 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology