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[ ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl ] / ɪˈrɛv ə kə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR irrevocable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree. Origin of irrevocableFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English word from Latin word irrevocābilis.See ir-2, revocable OTHER WORDS FROM irrevocableir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, nounir·rev·o·ca·bly, adverbnon·ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, nounnon·ir·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, nounnon·ir·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb Words nearby irrevocableirretrievable, irreverence, irreverent, irreversible, irreversible pulpitis, irrevocable, irrigable, irrigate, irrigation, irrigative, irriguous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for irrevocableShe filed for divorce in August 2009 because of an “irrevocable breakdown.” Indiana Serial Killer’s Confession Was Just the Start|Michael Daly|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST She is right that, for some, the stain of humiliation can indeed be irrevocable. How Monica Lewinsky Changed the Media|Tina Brown|May 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST It is different because it ends a life, and for that reason it is irrevocable. Death Penalty Is the Wrong Punishment for James Holmes|David R. Dow|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST The killing of Trayvon Martin is a terrifying tragedy that has inflicted a loss that is irrevocable. Black America’s Heartbreaking Burdens|Randall Kennedy|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
They can click the "cancel" button and read through a big warning about how the step is irrevocable. Twitter's Gangster Spam Trap|Douglas Rushkoff|September 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST The proud here realize the irrevocable sentence "everyone who exalteth himself shall be humbled." Dante: "The Central Man of All the World"|John T. Slattery Early at the beginning of his second term, he had expressed his irrevocable intention not to become a candidate for a third term. Thomas Jefferson|Gilbert Chinard And things were no better when all was over and the irrevocable vow taken. Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature, Vol. III (of 6) The Reaction in France|Georg Brandes Now, in the hours of her solitary watch, that irrevocable choice confronted her. The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories|Mary Hallock Foote (f) From its nature, recognition is irrevocable and absolute, unless distinctly conditional. International Law|George Grafton Wilson and George Fox Tucker
British Dictionary definitions for irrevocable
adjectivenot able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable Derived forms of irrevocableirrevocability or irrevocableness, nounirrevocably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to irrevocablepermanent, irreversible, immutable, certain, changeless, constant, doomed, established, fated, final, indelible, inevitable, invariable, lost, predetermined, settled, unalterable, irremediable, irretrievable, predestined |