irreplaceable
incapable of being replaced; unique: an irreplaceable vase.
Origin of irreplaceable
1Other words from irreplaceable
- ir·re·place·a·bly, adverb
Words Nearby irreplaceable
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How to use irreplaceable in a sentence
A father’s love is often strong and steady, but a mother’s love is inimitable and irreplaceable.
Given the irreplaceable nature of specimens, we argue that destruction is rarely justifiable.
How fossil preservation and public health are intertwined | By Colella & McLean/The Conversation | December 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHeadphones—particularly over-the-ear headphones—are irreplaceable in creative industries where critical listening is required, providing users with accurate and clear audio isolated from outside noise.
Best headphones: Get good-quality audio equipment at your budget | PopSci Commerce Team | December 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThis is especially painful after such a long history, and at your age, because you understand how rare intimate friendships are, and how irreplaceable people are.
Ask Amy: Friend favors exclusive group over friendships | Amy Dickinson | November 29, 2020 | Washington PostIf you can’t get your stuff back with the above software, and your files are truly irreplaceable, it’s time to turn to a company like DriveSavers.
Did your hard drive crash? Here’s how to know if it’s safe to use again. | Whitson Gordon | October 9, 2020 | Popular-Science
Yes, Will Gardner is irreplaceable, and will forever be missed.
Will Gardner Had to Die So That ‘The Good Wife’ Could Thrive | Jason Lynch | September 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI lost contact with friends and acquaintances, irreplaceable photos from mobile uploads, and my faith in social media.
Porn Stars Want to Know: Why Did Facebook Delete Me? | Aurora Snow | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The life and work of Barnaby Jack are legendary and irreplaceable,” it said.
Death of Hero Hacker Barnaby Jack Ruled a Drug Overdose | Brandy Zadrozny | January 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTKilling these iconic birds is not just an irreplaceable loss for a vulnerable species.
If a Windmill Kills an Eagle, Does the Government Make a Sound? | Justin Green | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhether or not Garafolo is irreplaceable in that effort is another matter.
In Brooklyn, a Reputed Mobster Takes Sandy’s Name in Vain | Matthew DeLuca | November 18, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIn this emergency my strategy has been towards safeguarding your irreplaceable life to-morrow at all hazard.
Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest BramahFrom out the frosted cake of our existence Fate had cut an irreplaceable segment: turn which way we would, the void was present.
The Golden Age | Kenneth GrahameWe have unfortunately lost one of the Hawaiian geese, which I much regret, as it is irreplaceable.
A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' | Annie Allnut BrasseyCream, in many long chronic diseases, is quite irreplaceable by any other article whatever.
Notes on Nursing | Florence NightingaleI with my strange momentary liberty, bereft of that irreplaceable love, never quite prized until it is lost.
Uncle Silas | J. S. LeFanu
British Dictionary definitions for irreplaceable
/ (ˌɪrɪˈpleɪsəbəl) /
not able to be replaced: an irreplaceable antique
Derived forms of irreplaceable
- irreplaceably, adverb
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