irreconcilable

[ih-rek-uhn-sahy-luh-buhl, ih-rek-uhn-sahy-]

adjective

1. incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible.

   irreconcilable differences.

2. incapable of being made to acquiesce or compromise; implacably opposed.

   irreconcilable enemies.

noun

1. a person or thing that is irreconcilable.

2. a person who is opposed to agreement or compromise.

irreconcilable

/ ɪˌrɛkənˈsaɪ-, ɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be reconciled; uncompromisingly conflicting; incompatible

noun

1. a person or thing that is implacably hostile or uncompromisingly opposed

2. (usually plural) one of various principles, ideas, etc, that are incapable of being brought into agreement

Other Word Forms

• irreconcilability noun
• irreconcilableness noun
• irreconcilably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of irreconcilable¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; ir- ² + reconcilable

Example Sentences

The “Babygirl” star wasted no time once the split went public, officially filing to divorce Urban on Tuesday in Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable differences” in her complaint.

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Kidman cites “irreconcilable differences” in her complaint for divorce, which also requests that she “should be named primary residential parent” to the two teenage daughters she and the singer share.

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That makes this ruling “unconscionably irreconcilable” with the Constitution, she wrote.

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"I fervently believe that the rights of women and the interests of trans people are not irreconcilable at all," the former first minister said.

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He cites “irreconcilable differences” for the split and lists July 4 as the date of his separation from Richards.

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Related Words

• implacable 
• incompatible 
• incongruous 
• inconsistent 
• inexorable 
• uncompromising