irreformable
- adjective
- /ˌɪrɪˈfɔrməbl/
Examples
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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.
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Despite numerous attempts to bring about change, the organization's leadership remained irreformable in their ways.
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The outdated practices in the company were deemed irreformable by the new management.
Synonyms
Not able to be changed back to how it was
Too badly damaged to be fixed or made right again
Impossible to change or correct, often about someone's behavior
Impossible to change or undo
You cannot make it different
Impossible to repair or make work again
So damaged that it cannot be saved or fixed
Not able to be changed for the better
Impossible to change
Cannot be changed to be good again
Cannot change to behave or think in a better way
Not able to be fixed or controlled
Not able to be fixed or made better
Not able to be changed later
Not able to be changed for the better
No one can make a person behave in an acceptable way
A thing that is too damaged to be fixed and used again
No one can make it better
Not able to be changed or replaced
No one can change it
Impossible to move or change
Too hard to shape or bend
Antonyms
How Changeable
Surface Forms
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.