as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
fortunately, the misprint wasn't an irreversible error since it was discovered early
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Recent Examples of irreversible
Climate tipping points, such as when the melting of West Antarctica or of Greenland’s mile-deep ice sheet becomes irreversible, will have wide-ranging, catastrophic consequences.
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
By the time the wasp larvae spin their white rice-like cocoons, the caterpillar has suffered irreversible damage and can no longer damage your tomato crop.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The payment was final and irreversible.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But 1 in 200 will experience irreversible paralysis when the virus invades their nervous system.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
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Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026
By the time the wasp larvae spin their white rice-like cocoons, the caterpillar has suffered irreversible damage and can no longer damage your tomato crop.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
The payment was final and irreversible.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
But 1 in 200 will experience irreversible paralysis when the virus invades their nervous system.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for irreversible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreversible
irreparable
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One gets the impression that Jordan has never been invited to join in locker-room talk in his life and that this has done irreparable damage to his psyche.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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Because making contact at this point runs the risk of scratching the sensor and doing irreparable damage.—
Jacob Little,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Irreversible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irreversible. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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