irreconcilable

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

/ ɪˈrɛk ənˌsaɪ lə bəl, ɪˌrɛk ənˈsaɪ- /

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adjective

incapable of being brought into harmony or adjustment; incompatible: irreconcilable differences.

incapable of being made to acquiesce or compromise; implacably opposed: irreconcilable enemies.

noun

a person or thing that is irreconcilable.

a person who is opposed to agreement or compromise.

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Origin of irreconcilable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM irreconcilable

ir·rec·on·cil·a·bil·i·ty, ir·rec·on·cil·a·ble·ness, nounir·rec·on·cil·a·bly, adverb

Words nearby irreconcilable

irrational number, Irrawaddy, irreal, irrebuttable, irreclaimable, irreconcilable, irrecoverable, irrecusable, irredeemable, irredenta, irredentism

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How to use irreconcilable in a sentence

Its “irreconcilable dichotomy” of wanting to connect people to advance society but also enrich its bottom line.
Review: Why Facebook can never fix itself|Karen Hao|July 21, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Therein lies what the authors say is Facebook’s ugly truth, its “possibly irreconcilable” dual goals of advancing society by connecting the world while also profiting off the people it is connecting.
Facebook’s strategy: Avert disaster, apologize and keep growing|Susan Benkelman|July 9, 2021|Washington Post
The last bill, passed Thursday afternoon, would enable federal regulators to sue to break up large tech companies when their role as operator of a platform presents an “irreconcilable conflict of interest” in their other lines of business.
Big Tech antitrust bills pass first major hurdle in House even as opposition grows|Rachel Lerman|June 24, 2021|Washington Post
Because we have returned to a normal relationship with Moscow — meaning we have harsh, and on some issues, irreconcilable differences but can imagine cooperating on some areas where we have overlapping vital interests.
US-Russia Relations: The New Normal Is the Old Normal|Tracy Moran|June 21, 2021|Ozy

This difference in views between Manchin and much of the rest of the party may be irreconcilable.
Why Joe Manchin Is So Willing And Able To Block His Party’s Goals|Perry Bacon Jr. (perry.bacon@fivethirtyeight.com)|March 31, 2021|FiveThirtyEight
Many argue that Beijing and Moscow have differing interests, and indeed, some of them are irreconcilable.
China Is Financing Putin’s Aggression|Gordon G. Chang|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Politics in my old Kentucky home has, for centuries, been awash in irreconcilable contradictions.
Obamacare Is Winning in Kentucky, Thanks to Steve Beshear|Jonathan Miller|October 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Usher filed for divorce just three months later, citing irreconcilable differences.
Usher’s Feud With Tameka Foster Intensifies Over Son’s Near Drowning|Allison Samuels|August 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Taylor filed for divorce on July 15, citing irreconcilable differences.
Death of a ‘Real Housewives’ Husband|Kate Aurthur, Maria Elena Fernandez|August 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Taylor Armstrong, 40, had filed for divorce in July, citing irreconcilable differences.
The Shocking ‘Housewives’ Suicide|Kate Aurthur, Maria Elena Fernandez|August 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Far from us be all spirit of persecution which would only serve to render them irreconcilable.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
Every religion is but a system imagined for the purpose of reconciling irreconcilable ideas.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier
Some of these excellences are indeed irreconcilable and exclude each other; most of them can only be combined by a compromise.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
You remember how in his letters to Fontana he abuses Camille Pleyel in a manner irreconcilable with genuine love and esteem.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The sentiments which your father has expressed towards me, are of a nature irreconcilable with hostile purposes.
Peveril of the Peak|Sir Walter Scott

British Dictionary definitions for irreconcilable

irreconcilable

/ (ɪˈrɛkənˌsaɪləbəl, ɪˌrɛkənˈsaɪ-) /

adjective

not able to be reconciled; uncompromisingly conflicting; incompatible

noun

a person or thing that is implacably hostile or uncompromisingly opposed

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

Derived forms of irreconcilable

irreconcilability or irreconcilableness, nounirreconcilably, adverb

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