irrecoverable | Definition of irrecoverable

Synonyms and Antonyms of irrecoverable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed

unfortunately, he was destined to live out his days as an irrecoverable alcoholic

Synonyms of irrecoverable

hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable

Words Related to irrecoverable

irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable

unencouraging, unpromising

impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant

Near Antonyms of irrecoverable

encouraging, promising

penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable

Antonyms of irrecoverable

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)

2 not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone

one computer file proved to be irrecoverable after the crash

Synonyms of irrecoverable

irredeemable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemable

Words Related to irrecoverable

irreplaceable, irrevocable

Near Antonyms of irrecoverable

corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repaired

Antonyms of irrecoverable

correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable