IRREVOCABLE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

irrevocable

adjective

Definition of irrevocable

as in irreversible

formal not capable of being changed; impossible to revoke She has made an irrevocable decision. an irrevocable change

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Recent Examples of irrevocable Waqf— an irrevocable endowment under Islamic law — can endow health, education, and other public goods over generations; they can’t be dismantled unlike government aid budgets. — Alaa Murabit, STAT, 20 Aug. 2026 Beginning as a road trip, then shifting to a punishing vision of hardscrabble life in Accra, the film blossoms into a story of irrevocable bonds forged out of shared adversity. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Transferring shares to heirs or irrevocable trusts after a decline consumes less of that exemption while allowing future appreciation to occur outside the taxable estate. — Anastasia Atamanchuk, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 For many people on Earth, life is full of abrupt and irrevocable events. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for irrevocable

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Adjective

Make nothing irreversible in the same meeting where the anger showed up.

— Larry Bomback, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Other children are developing severe and irreversible neurological damage because of brain inflammation, or encephalitis, Shirey said.

— Erika Edwards, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of irreversible

Adjective

Hard times for scientific institutions The Academy houses a massive, irreplaceable library of over 19 million specimens.

— Andrew Stelzer, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat.

— Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of irreplaceable

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The Justice Department ultimately argued that the outlets have not established irreparable harm and that the balance of equities and public interest favors the government.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Amazon is calling for people to support AI data center projects, or risk irreparable harm to the US economy and national security.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2026

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