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- [ir-i-vur-suh-buh l]
- /ˌɪr ɪˈvɜr sə bəl/
- /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sɪ.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ir-i-vur-suh-buh l]
- /ˌɪr ɪˈvɜr sə bəl/
Definitions of irreversible word
- adjective irreversible not reversible; incapable of being changed: His refusal is irreversible. 1
- noun irreversible Not able to be undone or altered. 1
- adjective irreversible that cannot be undone 1
- adjective irreversible If a change is irreversible, things cannot be changed back to the way they were before. 0
- adjective irreversible not able to be reversed 0
- adjective irreversible not able to be revoked or repealed; irrevocable 0
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Origin of irreversible
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
First recorded in 1620-30; ir-2 + reversible
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Parts of speech for Irreversible
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
irreversible popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for irreversible
adj irreversible
- permanent — existing perpetually; everlasting, especially without significant change.
- inevitable — unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- changeless — unchanging; immutable
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
adjective irreversible
- irreparable — not reparable; incapable of being rectified, remedied, or made good: an irreparable mistake.
- irrevocable — not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
Antonyms for irreversible
adjective irreversible
- temporary — an office worker hired, usually through an agency on a per diem basis, for a short period of time.
- reversible — capable of reversing or of being reversed.
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