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inexpungeable

inexpungeable

9.9
Not able to be removed or erased completely
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪnɪkˈspʌndʒəbl/
translation icon : indeleble
  • There was an inexpungeable stain on the carpet that no cleaning could fix.

Examples

  • The inexpungeable memory of his voice remained with her for years.

  • The memories of that day are inexpungeable.

  • Some experiences leave an inexpungeable mark on our lives.

  • Some mistakes are inexpungeable from our past.

  • Some experiences leave an inexpungeable mark on our lives.

  • The inexpungeable memory of his voice remained with her for years.

  • There was an inexpungeable stain on the carpet that no cleaning could fix.

Synonyms

ineradicable
vsinexpungeable
1 8.8

Not possible to remove completely

focuses on inability to be erased rather than only destroyed
unerasable
vsinexpungeable
1 7.1

Cannot be removed, like a mark or memory

is broader, covering complete wiping out as well as erasing
inexpungible
vsinexpungeable
9.9

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

is the alternate spelling rather than a different sense
ineffaceable
vsinexpungeable
9.9

Something you cannot remove or forget

is about physical wiping out rather than lasting memory
ineliminable
vsinexpungeable
9.9

Not possible to remove or avoid completely

is about being impossible to erase rather than merely unavoidable
irremovable
vsinexpungeable
7.2

Something you cannot get rid of

is about erasing or wiping out, not just hard to dismiss
nonremovable
vsinexpungeable
4.8

Cannot be taken out from where it is

is about permanent erasure rather than physical immobility
inexterminable
vsinexpungeable
9.9

Impossible to get rid of completely

is about inability to be erased rather than resistance to destruction
inextirpable
vsinexpungeable
9.9

Too hard to get rid of completely, like deep roots that keep growing

is about being impossible to erase rather than hard to root out
undestroyable
vsinexpungeable
8.2

Not able to be broken or damaged

is about being impossible to erase rather than merely unbreakable

Antonyms

20 3.3

Something you can take off or move to another place

1 2.8

Can be wiped off a surface with a cloth

How Removable

removable
20 3.3
temporary
557 3.0
persistent
  • Specialized
3 4.9
inexpungeable
9.9

Surface Forms

inexpungeable positive

Morphology

inexpungeable = expungeable (transparent) = in + expunge + able

The negative prefix 'in-' combines straightforwardly with 'expungeable' to mean 'not capable of being expunged'.

Etymology

Inexpungeable breaks into in- ('not') and expunge, which comes from a Latin word meaning 'to prick out' and shares the same root as puncture. So, inexpungeable describes something you cannot prick out or erase, a mark that cannot be removed.