irrecoverable
adjective
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adverb
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Synonyms
hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Antonyms
curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
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Part of the value of Eisner’s biography is to situate a lastingly familiar and accessible body of work in its author’s exceptional experience of an irrecoverable recent past. — Benjamin Kunkel, The New Republic, "The partisan world of Pablo Neruda," 2 July 2018 In Heraclitus’ doctrine of perpetual flux, each moment (as in his famous river) is unique and irrecoverable. — Lance Morrow, WSJ, "Did an Ancient Greek Anticipate Trump?," 22 June 2018 Had Duda not acted so quickly, Skrtel's situation could have became irrecoverable. — SI.com, "Former Liverpool Centre Back Martin Skrtel Saved by Teammate Following Horrific Incident," 26 Mar. 2018 On Tuesday, Defense Secretary James Mattis is warning Congress that a long-term continuing resolution to fund the government will lead to irrecoverable lost training time, delayed ship maintenance and critical personnel gaps. — Zachary Cohen And Barbara Starr, CNN, "US Special Operations soldier killed in training exercise," 14 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irrecoverable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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