irrevocable

[ ih-rev-uh-kuh-buhl ]

See synonyms for: irrevocable irrevocability irrevocably on Thesaurus.com

adjective

not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.

Origin of irrevocable

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

Other words from irrevocable

ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty [ih-rev-uh-kuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪˌrɛv ə kəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun
ir·rev·o·ca·bly, adverb
non·ir·rev·o·ca·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble, adjective
non·ir·rev·o·ca·ble·ness, noun

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How to use irrevocable in a sentence

The irrevocable loss of specimens poses a major risk to national security, public health and science.
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The decision is not irrevocable, however, notes Michael Gerrard, director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.
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I—I mean that it reduces the—er—paralysing sense of irrevocability.
The Travelling Companions | F. Anstey
Already she was beginning to feel the pain of loss and the weighty irrevocability of everything.
The Heather-Moon | C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
Again into the consideration intruded the absolute finality, the irrevocability of her choice.
Where the Trail Divides | Will Lillibridge

But when she had the permit and her cabin was booked, the irrevocability of her step came to her with full force.
Saint's Progress | John Galsworthy
The question leaped from her, and Garth's answer came with an irrevocability of refusal there was no combating.
The Hermit of Far End | Margaret Pedler

British Dictionary definitions for irrevocable

irrevocable

/ (ɪˈrɛvəkəbəl) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of irrevocable

irrevocability or irrevocableness, noun
irrevocably, adverb

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