Irrevocable

//iˈɹɛvəkəbəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Unable to be retracted or reversed; final. not-comparable

    "Firm and irrevocable is my doom Which I have pass'd upon her; she is banish'd."

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being retracted or revoked wordnet

Synonyms

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absolutebeyond recallbeyond remedybindingcertainchangeless

Example

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"His actions had irrevocable consequences."

Etymology

From Middle French irrévocable, from Latin irrevocabilis; equivalent to ir- + revoke + -able.

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