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irreformable

irreformable

9.5
Something you cannot change or fix
  • adjective
  • /ˌɪrɪˈfɔrməbl/
translation icon : irreformable

Examples

  • Given that VII is not irreformable, reform it.

    Blog text (10)
  • For Identity adherents today, the Jews are literally, by genes, the seed of Satan, unconvertible, irreformable, invariably working to destroy the true race of "white Israel" they so confusingly and insidiously imitate.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Some people believe that certain aspects of human nature are irreformable and cannot be changed.

  • Despite numerous attempts to bring about change, the organization's leadership remained irreformable in their ways.

  • The outdated practices in the company were deemed irreformable by the new management.

Synonyms

irreversible
vsirreformable
46 6.0

Not able to be changed back to how it was

focuses on refusing correction or reform rather than reversal
irreparable
vsirreformable
24 7.6

Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again

is about inability to be reformed or corrected conceptually
incorrigible
vsirreformable
15 8.1

Impossible to change or correct, often about someone's behavior

is broader and not limited to persons in usage
irrevocable
vsirreformable
14 8.1

Impossible to change or undo

is about resistance to reform rather than one-way actions
unchangeable
vsirreformable
5 4.0

You cannot make it different

is similar but centers on lack of reform or correction specifically
unfixable
vsirreformable
3 4.9

Impossible to repair or make work again

is about not being able to be corrected or reformed in nature
unsalvageable
vsirreformable
3 7.5

So damaged that it cannot be saved or fixed

focuses more on behavioral or correctional impossibility
irredeemable
vsirreformable
2 8.2

Not able to be changed for the better

is about inability to be changed, not only moral salvation
unalterable
vsirreformable
2 6.4

Impossible to change

highlights resistance to reform rather than mere fixity
unredeemable
vsirreformable
1 8.6

Cannot be changed to be good again

is about inability to be changed or corrected
unreformable
vsirreformable
1 8.8

Cannot change to behave or think in a better way

focuses similarly on being unable to be changed or corrected
uncorrectable
vsirreformable
1 7.9

Not able to be fixed or controlled

focuses on inability to be changed rather than control issues
irremediable
vsirreformable
1 9.6

Not able to be fixed or made better

overlaps but stresses lack of remedy rather than reformability
inalterable
vsirreformable
1 7.4

Not able to be changed later

shares unchangeability but stresses reform or correction inability
irreclaimable
vsirreformable
9.9

Not able to be changed for the better

covers inability to be changed or reformed more generally
unreclaimable
vsirreformable
8.7

No one can make a person behave in an acceptable way

is similar but less about return to an earlier acceptable state
unrepairable
vsirreformable
4.6

A thing that is too damaged to be fixed and used again

is broader, applying to change or correction beyond physical repair
unimprovable
vsirreformable
6.2

No one can make it better

is about inability to be changed in a corrective sense
incommutable
vsirreformable
9.9

Not able to be changed or replaced

is narrower, focused on being unreformable rather than nonreplaceable
unmodifiable
vsirreformable
7.1

No one can change it

is about refusal to be reformed in behavior or nature
unbudgeable
vsirreformable
  • Informal
8.4

Impossible to move or change

applies to changeability in character or behavior, not physical movement
unmalleable
vsirreformable
9.0

Too hard to shape or bend

refers to inability to be changed in quality or behavior

Antonyms

8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

1 5.2

Able to be changed to be better

How Changeable

reformable
1 5.2
changeable
8 3.5
flexible
155 3.4
rigid
70 4.2
irreformable
9.5

Surface Forms

irreformable positive

Morphology

irreformable = reformable (transparent) = ir + reform + able

Formed by adding the negative prefix 'ir-' to 'reformable' (reform + -able); the meaning 'not able to be reformed' follows directly from these parts.

Etymology

Irreformable breaks into ir- 'not', reform 'change for the better', and -able 'can be'. So it means 'not able to be changed or improved', which is why we use it for laws, rules, or systems that cannot be fixed.