irreversible

Meaning

1. (not-comparable) Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
2. (not-comparable) Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
3. (not-comparable) Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Synonyms

irrevocable

nonreversible

unalterable

irreparable

final

inviolable

irredeemable

irrefutable

irremediable

irremovable

irretrievable

set

unchangeable

unconvertible

unrevoked

irrevokable

unretrievable

adamant

not-reversible noting

definite

inconvertible

indefeasible

indissoluble

Translations

irréversible

irreversible

irreversibile

irreversibel

irreversível

unumkehrbar

onomkeerbaar

unabänderlich

irrévocable

αμετάκλητος

nicht rückgängig zu machen

tersinmez

irreversible

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sə.bəl/

Etymology

From ir- + reversible.