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irrecoverable

ir·re·cov·er·a·ble
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl/
    • /ˌɪr.ɪˈkʌv.ər.ə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ir-i-kuhv-er-uh-buh l]
    • /ˌɪr ɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl/

Definitions of irrecoverable word

  • adjective irrecoverable incapable of being recovered or regained: an irrecoverable debt. 1
  • adjective irrecoverable unable to be remedied or rectified; irretrievable: an irrecoverable loss. 1
  • noun irrecoverable Not able to be recovered, regained, or remedied. 1
  • adjective irrecoverable that cannot be retrieved 1
  • adjective irrecoverable not able to be recovered or regained 0
  • adjective irrecoverable not able to be remedied or rectified 0
See all 9 definitions of irrecoverable

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Origin of irrecoverable

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; ir-2 + recoverable

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Parts of speech for Irrecoverable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Irrecoverable

irrecoverable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

irrecoverable usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for irrecoverable

adj irrecoverable

  • forlorn — desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance.
  • vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
  • futile — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
  • despondent — If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
  • sad — Systems Analysis Definition

adjective irrecoverable

  • lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
  • unchangeable — liable to change or to be changed; variable.
  • unfixable — to repair; mend.
  • missing — Missing definition
All 75 Synonyms of irrecoverable

Antonyms for irrecoverable

adj irrecoverable

  • cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
  • joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
  • confident — If you are confident about something, you are certain that it will happen in the way you want it to.
  • content — The contents of a container such as a bottle, box, or room are the things that are inside it.
  • satisfied — content: a satisfied look.

adjective irrecoverable

  • healable — Receptive to treatment or cure.
  • accomplishing — Present participle of accomplish.
  • existent — Having reality or existence.
  • existing — In existence or operation at the time under consideration; current.
  • recoverable — able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.
All 36 Antonyms of irrecoverable

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