irrevocable

Examples

• All

• Without a whimper, the hope died and left within her an irrevocable silence.

  Fiction book (1990)

• However, once the choice is made, it would be irrevocable for that taxation year.

  Academic text (1993)

• May my friends and family witness this act... an irrevocable promise to my commitment that...

  Evil Dead (2013)

• We brought you here to save you from the irrevocable damage you intended upon yourself.

  The Hours (2002)

• What they had done, she saw at last, was one of the few truly irrevocable acts of her life.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I still believe it was necessary to pause before the decision and to consider this irrevocable step most carefully.

  Academic text (2005)

• Well, she doesn't want you making any irrevocable decisions for her either.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Nick was not a wrong choice; but associating with him seemed to have been an irrevocable action.

  Fiction book (1991)

• I see the accused are not requesting an appeal and declare that these sentences are definitive and irrevocable!

  Closer to the Moon (2014)

• Deciding to move abroad was an irrevocable choice that changed her life forever.

Synonyms

I

irreversible

vsirrevocable

46 6.0

Not able to be changed back to how it was

is about total inability to change or be undone

I

irreparable

vsirrevocable

24 7.6

Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again

focuses on being unable to change or reverse outcomes rather than fix

I

immutable

vsirrevocable

• Specialized

14 7.3

No one can change it after it is made

is about being unable to change quickly or ever be undone

U

unchangeable

vsirrevocable

5 4.0

You cannot make it different

adds the sense that change or reversal cannot occur at all

I

irretrievable

vsirrevocable

4 8.5

You cannot get it back or fix it after it is lost

is about inability to change or undo, not only recovery

U

unalterable

vsirrevocable

2 6.4

Impossible to change

emphasizes inability to reverse as well as inability to change

I

indissoluble

vsirrevocable

• Formal

1 8.8

Cannot be ended or broken, for example a marriage

is general permanence, not limited to formal agreements

U

undoable

vsirrevocable

1 4.8

Not possible to change back after it is done

focuses on absolute inability to change or reverse actions generally

I

indefeasible

vsirrevocable

• Formal

1 9.9

A right or claim that cannot be taken away

is broader, covering inability to change or reverse beyond legal cases

I

inalterable

vsirrevocable

1 7.4

Not able to be changed later

is similar but stresses finality and cannot be undone

I

irremediable

vsirrevocable

1 9.6

Not able to be fixed or made better

is about being unable to change or revoke rather than just cure

I

incommutable

vsirrevocable

9.9

Not able to be changed or replaced

focuses more on inability to reverse rather than substitution limits

U

unmodifiable

vsirrevocable

7.1

No one can change it

stresses irreversible finality rather than only resistance to edits

I

irreclaimable

vsirrevocable

9.9

Not able to be changed for the better

is centered on irreversible change rather than inability to improve

I

irreformable

vsirrevocable

9.5

Something you cannot change or fix

highlights permanent inability to reverse rather than only correction limits

U

unreturnable

vsirrevocable

6.1

Not able to be made like it was before

is broader, covering any irreversible change not only restoration failure

U

untransmutable

vsirrevocable

• Specialized

9.9

Cannot change into a different form or substance

focuses on permanent nonreversibility, not only on form conversion

I

indefectible

vsirrevocable

9.9

Cannot fail, decay, or be destroyed and always stays true

is about one-time impossibility to change or undo rather than endless durability

Antonyms

C

changeable

8 3.5

Able to become different or not stay the same

R

revocable

• Specialized

3 7.5

Can be cancelled or changed later

How Reversible

reversible

14 3.9

permanent

650 3.2

irrevocable

14 8.1

irretrievable

4 8.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology