irrecoverable
adjective /ˌɪr.ɪˈkʌv.ər.ə.bl̩/Definition
› impossible to get back: irrecoverable financial lossesUnavailable and inaccessiblePresent irrecoverably /-bli/ adverb Unavailable and inaccessiblePresent
(Definition of irrecoverable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- busy adjective (DOING THINGS)
- discontinued adjective
- engaged adjective (IN USE)
- engaged adjective (INVOLVED/BUSY)
- gone adjective (LEFT)
- impenetrable adjective
- inaccessible adjective (PLACE)
- lost adjective (PLACE UNKNOWN)
- off adjective (NO LONGER SERVED)
- off adverb (COMPLETELY)
- out adverb, preposition (ABSENT)
- out adverb, preposition (DISAPPEAR)
- oversubscribed adjective
- reserved adjective (KEPT)
- season noun
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- tie sb up phrasal verb (NOT AVAILABLE)
- tie sth up phrasal verb (NOT AVAILABLE)
- unavailable adjective
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Unavailable and inaccessible
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