IRREPARABLE Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

irreparable

adjective

i-ˈre-p(ə-)rə-bəl

Definition of irreparable

as in irreversible

not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone irreparable damage to the car

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Recent Examples of irreparable Filed jointly with the WGA West and East branches, the guild’s suit claims the merger violates antitrust law and would inflict irreparable harm on industry scribes. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026 That fact alone can embolden an unsuspected insider, who may have the ability to cause irreparable harm. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The wounds pose the risk of irreparable damage, secondary infection, sepsis, and, in extreme cases, death. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Levi’s and Wrangler jeans, once common enough, have become scarce, or when finally unearthed turn out to be damaged in some irreparable way. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for irreparable

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None of this is irreversible, which is precisely why the CDC’s complacency is so hard to forgive.

— A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026
Dimensions | Getty Millions of people roll money from a workplace retirement plan to an individual retirement account each year — and mistakes can prove both costly and irreversible.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of irreversible

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Early moves from England to Ireland to Nigeria and then back to England had left me feeling an irremediable outsider.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
Many of the country’s top psychiatric groups warn that there is no empirical standard for determining whether a mental-health condition is irremediable.

— Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

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