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- [ih-rep-er-uh-buh l]
- /ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl/
- /ɪˈrep.rə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ih-rep-er-uh-buh l]
- /ɪˈrɛp ər ə bəl/
Definitions of irreparable word
- adjective irreparable not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake. 1
- noun irreparable (of an injury or loss) impossible to rectify or repair. 1
- adjective irreparable impossible to fix 1
- adjective irreparable Irreparable damage or harm is so bad that it cannot be repaired or put right. 0
- adjective irreparable not able to be repaired or remedied; beyond repair 0
- adjective irreparable not reparable; that cannot be repaired, mended, remedied, etc. 0
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Origin of irreparable
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425; late Middle English word from Latin word irreparābilis. See ir-2, reparable
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Parts of speech for Irreparable
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irreparable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for irreparable
adj irreparable
- irreversible — not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible.
- broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
- destroyed — to reduce (an object) to useless fragments, a useless form, or remains, as by rending, burning, or dissolving; injure beyond repair or renewal; demolish; ruin; annihilate.
- hopeless — providing no hope; beyond optimism or hope; desperate: a hopeless case of cancer.
- impossible — not possible; unable to be, exist, happen, etc.
adjective irreparable
- severe — harsh; unnecessarily extreme: severe criticism; severe laws.
- lasting — continuing or enduring a long time; permanent; durable: a lasting friendship.
- irrevocable — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- unsalvageable — the act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.
Antonyms for irreparable
adj irreparable
- reparable — capable of being repaired or remedied.
- fixable — to repair; mend.
- mendable — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
- repairable — to restore to a good or sound condition after decay or damage; mend: to repair a motor.
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