irretrievable
adjective /ˌɪr.ɪˈtriː.və.bl̩/Definition
› impossible to correct or return to a previously existing situation or condition: I agree things look difficult, but the situation is far from irretrievable. The couple separated on the grounds of irretrievable breakdown (of their marriage).Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same irretrievably /-bli/ adverb › irretrievably damaged/lostNot able to be changedKeeping and staying the same
(Definition of irretrievable adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a leopard can't/doesn't change its spots idiom
- be no hard and fast rules idiom
- burn your boats/bridges idiom
- congenital adjective
- continuity noun
- finally adverb (CERTAINLY)
- firm verb (STOP CHANGING)
- fixed adjective (ARRANGED)
- fixity noun
- hard line noun
- inflexible adjective
- ingrained adjective (BELIEFS)
- institutionalized racism noun
- irredeemable adjective
- irreducible adjective
- Rubicon noun
- stasis noun
- stuck adjective
- uncompromising adjective
- what's done is done idiom
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Not able to be changed
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