irreversible
/,iri'və:səbl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Incapable of being reversed or undone: Describes a process, change, or condition that cannot be changed back to a previous state or annulled.
- Not reversible: In a general sense, something that cannot be turned the opposite way or made to operate in the opposite direction.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The damage to the ancient artifact was irreversible. (The harm done could not be undone or restored.)
- She made an irreversible decision to sell the family home. (The decision could not be taken back or changed.)
- The chemical reaction is irreversible under these conditions. (The reaction proceeds in one direction and cannot spontaneously reverse.)
Advanced Usage
- "Irreversible process": In thermodynamics, a process that cannot be reversed to return both the system and its surroundings to their original states.
- Entropy increase is a hallmark of an irreversible process.
- "Irreversible change": A permanent alteration in state, structure, or form.
- Climate change may cause irreversible changes to some ecosystems.
Variants and Related Words
- Irreversibility (noun): The quality or state of being irreversible.
- Scientists discussed the irreversibility of the environmental damage.
- Irreversibly (adverb): In a way that cannot be reversed.
- The treaty has irreversibly altered the political landscape.
Synonyms
- Permanent: Lasting or intended to last indefinitely without change.
- Irrevocable: Not able to be changed, reversed, or recovered.
- Unchangeable: Not liable to variation or able to be altered.
Antonyms
- Reversible: Able to be reversed or changed back.
- Changeable: Able to change or be changed.
- Temporary: Lasting for only a limited period; not permanent.
Adjective
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incapable of being reversed
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irreversible momentum toward revolution
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