irrevocable

/i'revəkəbl/

Thân thiện

The judge's decision was irrevocable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Impossible to retract, revoke, or change: Describes a decision, action, or condition that is final, unalterable, and cannot be taken back or canceled.
   • Permanent and binding: Indicates that something is settled definitively and is not subject to reversal.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The judge's decision was final and irrevocable.
  • Signing the contract is an irrevocable commitment.
  • They made an irrevocable choice that changed their lives forever.

Advanced Usage

• "Irrevocable trust" (Legal term): A type of trust that cannot be modified, amended, or terminated by the person who created it (the grantor) without the permission of the beneficiary.
  • He set up an irrevocable trust to manage his estate.
• "Irrevocable letter of credit" (Financial/Business term): A letter of credit that cannot be canceled or modified without the consent of all parties involved.
  • The payment was secured by an irrevocable letter of credit.

Variants and Related Words

• Irrevocably (adverb): In a way that cannot be changed or taken back.
  • His life was irrevocably altered by the accident.
• Revocable (adjective): Capable of being revoked, canceled, or repealed. (This is the direct antonym).
  • A revocable living trust offers more flexibility.

Synonyms

• Irreversible: Not able to be undone or altered.
• Unchangeable: Not liable to variation or able to be changed.
• Final: Allowing no further dispute or action.
• Binding: Involving an obligation that cannot be broken.

Related Phrases

• Beyond recall: Impossible to bring back or reverse.
  • The decision is beyond recall; we must live with the consequences.
• Carved in stone: Permanent and not subject to change. (Idiomatic)
  • The plan isn't carved in stone; we can still discuss it. (Note: This idiom is often used in the negative to imply something is not irrevocable).

Related Idioms

• No turning back: The point has been passed where a decision or action cannot be reversed.
  • Once you submit the application, there's no turning back.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. incapable of being retracted or revoked
   • firm and irrevocable is my doom- Shakespeare

Từ đồng nghĩa

• irrevokable