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unfixable

unfixable

3 4.9
Impossible to repair or make work again
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪksəbl/
translation icon : irreparable
  • The broken chair is unfixable, so we will have to buy a new one.
  • an unfixable problem

However, I want to put in parentheses, it's an unfixable loss.

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Examples

  • This is unfixable.

  • Calling the draft protocol "unfixable," the United States withdrew from further Ad Hoc Group deliberations.

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  • It's not gonna be a mistake that is unfixable, in the rare case that you decide it's not for you.

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  • I thought you said that was unfixable?

  • However, I want to put in parentheses, it's an unfixable loss.

  • It is, in fact, the image's unfixable status that is important.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Ultimately, her family suffered unspeakable and unfixable loss.

  • I'm just saying that if you want to pay with the hard-earned money you make to try and fix an unfixable problem, be my guest.

    Blog text (8)
  • Most likely, history will blame Obama/Biden for failing to fix the unfixable.

    Blog text (13)
  • That's unfixable!

Synonyms

irreparable
vsunfixable
24 7.6

Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again

is the general term for things impossible to repair, solve, or correct
unsolvable
vsunfixable
8 5.3

Not possible to find an answer

is broader, also applying to things beyond problem solving and repair
irretrievable
vsunfixable
4 8.5

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

is broader, covering inability to repair, solve, or correct not only loss
unsalvageable
vsunfixable
3 7.5

So damaged that it cannot be saved or fixed

is about general impossibility to repair, solve, or correct
insoluble
vsunfixable
3 7.5

Too difficult to solve or deal with, like a problem

is broader and applies to repairs and corrections as well as problems
unresolvable
vsunfixable
1 8.2

Not able to be solved or settled

is wider, meaning also impossible to repair or correct as well
irresolvable
vsunfixable
1 7.9

Impossible for people to solve or settle

is the general inability to repair, solve, or correct situations
unrepairable
vsunfixable
1 4.7

Too damaged to be fixed and used again

is broader, covering also problems that cannot be solved or corrected
irremediable
vsunfixable
1 9.6

Not able to be fixed or made better

is the general inability to repair, solve, or correct without medical tone
insolvable
vsunfixable
1 8.1

No one can find an answer to it

also covers repair or correction, not only solution of problems
uncorrectable
vsunfixable
1 7.9

Not able to be fixed or controlled

focuses on repair, solution, and fixing rather than control or management
unsoluble
vsunfixable
9.4

Not able to be fixed or changed

is the plain inability to repair, solve, or correct rather than difficulty

Antonyms

9 2.7

Can be repaired or put right

How Repairable

restorable
1 3.9
fixable
9 2.7
unfixable
3 4.9
irreparable
24 7.6

Surface Forms

unfixable positive

Morphology

unfixable = fixable (transparent) = un + fix + able

Formed by productive negation 'un-' applied to 'fixable' (fix + -able); meaning 'not able to be fixed' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Unfixable is made of un- meaning 'not', fix meaning 'to make or repair', and -able meaning 'able to'. So, unfixable literally means 'not able to be fixed', which is why we use it for things that cannot be repaired or corrected.