irrevocable

[ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl]

adjective

1. not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable.

   an irrevocable decree.

irrevocable

/ ɪˈrɛvəkəbəl /

adjective

1. not able to be revoked, changed, or undone; unalterable

Other Word Forms

• irrevocability noun
• irrevocableness noun
• irrevocably adverb
• nonirrevocability noun
• nonirrevocable adjective
• nonirrevocableness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of irrevocable¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; a Middle English word from the Latin word irrevocābilis; ir- ², revocable

Example Sentences

Another source dismisses those predicting doom in the party, "nothing is irrevocable, and nothing is inevitable".

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At the time, Lisa Marie was in process of removing her mother as the sole trustee of irrevocable life insurance policy and was “threatening to sue her,” the suit states.

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Traversing death, failure, pregnancy, irrevocable life changes and skyrocketing success, Zevin’s novel spotlights a complex friendship and the entanglements of love when a relationship is bound by a higher passion.

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Prince Mohammed's stipulation, expressed publicly, is that his price is irrevocable progress towards Palestinian independence.

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“What the developer is proposing will have substantial and irrevocable consequences, damaging the small businesses of the market,” he told the commission.

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Related Words

• immutable 
• irreversible 
• permanent