Synonyms of irreducible

irreducible

adjective

as in small

formal not able to be made smaller or simpler

They thought the world was made up of four irreducible elements: earth, air, fire, and water.

an irreducible fraction

Related Words

• small
• smaller
• smallest
• minor
• lesser
• fewer
• tiniest
• modest
• lowest
• minimal
• slight
• minimum
• low
• fewest
• littlest
• slightest
• infinitesimal
• micro
• minutest
• subminimal
• ultramicro

Dissimilar Words

• highest
• most
• greatest
• maximum
• full
• largest
• biggest
• utmost
• top
• topmost
• hugest

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irreducible

Because the tree should be irreducible, there is no circumstance where n2 can exist, so n2 = 0. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2026

The baritone etched himself in the national songbook as the translator of the irreducible dark and comely consciousness. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026

Slightness in such instances means irreducible. — Rosa Lyster, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

The most basic and irreducible requirements of meaningful transformations push against our wiring because big changes to form and structure introduce complexity, require time, and are defined by paradox. — Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025