irreversible
adjective /ˌɪr.ɪˈvɜː.sɪ.bl̩/
/-ˈvɝː-/ Definition
C2 not possible to change; impossible to return to a previous condition: Smoking has caused irreversible damage to his lungs.Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same irreversibly /-bli/ adverb Not able to be changedKeeping and staying the same
(Definition of irreversible 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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