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irrevocablenot able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final and permanent

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final and permanent

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈrevəkəbl/

Korean meaning: 되돌릴 수 없는, 취소할 수 없는, 최종적인

Korean pronunciation: 이**레**버커블

Example Sentences

  • His decision to quit his job and become a professional gamer was irrevocable after he sold all his suits.
  • The irrevocable contract meant that even if the product turned out to be terrible, they still had to pay.
  • Climate change may cause irrevocable damage to polar ice caps within decades.

irrevocable

ADJECTIVE

//ɪˈrevəkəbl//

not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered; final and permanent

irrevocable concept
💡 Concept

Executive makes an irrevocable decision by stamping the final contract

irrevocable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

What's revocable fades away, what's irrevocable stays.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈrevəkəbl/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈrevəkəbl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixir--
Rootrevoc
Suffix--able

Origin

From Latin 'irrevocabilis', derived from 'in-' (not) + 'revocabilis' (able to be called back). The root 'revocare' comes from 're-' (back) + 'vocare' (to call), literally meaning 'not able to be called back'.

🎵Rhyme

revocableinvocable
revocable
invocable

🔗Collocations

irrevocable decision
irrevocable damage
irrevocable trust
irrevocable commitment
irrevocable loss
irrevocable change

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

His decision to quit his job and become a professional gamer was irrevocable after he sold all his suits.

The irrevocable contract meant that even if the product turned out to be terrible, they still had to pay.

Climate change may cause irrevocable damage to polar ice caps within decades.

😄 Fun example

Her grandmother's irrevocable will left the entire fortune to her pet parrot.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

irreversiblepermanentfinalunchangeableunalterable

Antonyms

revocablereversiblechangeable

Related

revokeirreversiblepermanentdefinitiveconclusive

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