as in invaluable
not capable of being substituted by another of the same type
That vase was an irreplaceable family heirloom.
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Recent Examples of irreplaceable
Copies of important documents, emergency cash, medications, backup phone charger, flash drive with digital records, and small irreplaceable items.
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Its Modernist design, grand public spaces and role as a premier cultural institution together form an irreplaceable legacy of history, architecture and civic purpose.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
To avoid losing any irreplaceable pieces, your best bet is to leave them at home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Oil is essential; but water is irreplaceable.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
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Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Its Modernist design, grand public spaces and role as a premier cultural institution together form an irreplaceable legacy of history, architecture and civic purpose.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 23 Mar. 2026
To avoid losing any irreplaceable pieces, your best bet is to leave them at home.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2026
Oil is essential; but water is irreplaceable.
—Javier Blas, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreplaceable
Adjective
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The hotel achieves the invaluable trick of being ridiculously close to an international airport while feeling completely cut off from the rest of the world.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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The teams got invaluable data — and some wonderful video too.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Were there various reasons for cancellation or has Hawaii become too expensive?—
Rich Heldenfels,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Dinner was a delicate salad that Joan had made from thirty-seven dollars’ worth of farmers’-market produce, and a fresh pasta from an extraordinarily expensive local business that the residents of the Lower Haight enthusiastically supported.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Irreplaceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreplaceable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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