INEFFACEABLE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

ineffaceable

adjective

Definition of ineffaceable

as in indelible

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Recent Examples of ineffaceable The relic, with ghostly, ineffaceable traces of the original handiwork, is in the show. — Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 29 May 2017

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Adjective

East of Eden, a modern interpretation of the novel, will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames (Pugh).

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
The city that already changed the Olympic movement by hosting the most commercially successful Games ever in 1984 could leave an equally indelible mark on the Paralympic movement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of indelible

Adjective

The contradictions of their closeness aren’t papered over; the unease is allowed to linger, inflamed and ineradicable.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Here is Strout at her most emotionally precise, capturing a universal human longing in a single ineradicable image.

— Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026

Definition of ineradicable

Adjective

In Samish legend, Ko-Kwal-Alwoot was a young woman from Rosario village who married the king of the sea and became immortal.

— John Ryan, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
These immortal beings assembled various groups (including the Green Lantern Corps) in an effort to bring about order and peace.

— Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of immortal

Adjective

And officials who reach the rank of director-general and above generally have to live with permanent limits on their freedom to travel abroad, even after retirement.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Piero Hincapie’s loan move from Bayer Leverkusen a year ago was made permanent and Illan Meslier has joined on a free transfer after leaving Leeds United.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of permanent

Adjective

Instead of clarity and stability, the future of Russian politics will reflect the consequences of the seemingly deathless regime that Putin has built.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
There is the deathless debate around the compatibility — or otherwise — of winning and entertaining.

— The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026

Definition of deathless

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