irreversible

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irreversible

  • /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sə.bəl/ UK
  • /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɝ.sə.bəl/ US

adjective

  1. not comparable Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards. an irreversible engine
  2. not comparable Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled. an irreversible sentence or decree
  3. not comparable Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: irrevokable, irrevocable, permanent, irretrievable, irremediable, irreparable, irredeemable, incurable, untreatable, unstoppable, unassailable, unchangeable, inexorable, irreplaceable, immutable, irresistible

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adj incapable of being reversed

Españolirreversible
한국어뒤집을 수 없는 dwijibeul su eomneun
日本語不可逆 fukagyaku
中文不可逆 bùkěnì
Portuguêsirreversível
Françaisirréversible
Deutschirreversibel, unumkehrbar
Italianoirreversibile
Ελληνικάαδιάστρεπτος adiástreptos, αμετάτρεπτος ametátreptos
Românăireversibil
Русскийнеобрати́мый neobratímyj

adj incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled

한국어돌이킬 수 없는 dorikil su eomneun
中文不可逆轉的 /不可逆转的 bùkě nìzhuǎn de, 無可挽回的 /无可挽回的 wúkě wǎnhuí de
Portuguêsirreversível

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@misc{irreversible_2026,
  title = {irreversible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irreversible},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}