unreplaceable

Thân thiện

The museum curator carefully displayed the unreplaceable antique vase.

Definition

Adjective: * Impossible to replace; unique or of such value that no substitute is adequate. It describes something so special, rare, or personally significant that if it is lost, nothing else can serve as a proper or equivalent substitute.

Usage

The word "unreplaceable" is used to emphasize the singular value or uniqueness of a person, object, or quality. It is synonymous with "irreplaceable," though "irreplaceable" is the more common and standard form in modern English. * It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like "is" or "are"). * It often carries an emotional connotation, highlighting sentimental value, historical importance, or irreparable loss.

Examples

• The handwritten letters from her grandmother were unreplaceable treasures.
• The trust of the team is an unreplaceable asset for a leader.
• This ecosystem is unreplaceable; its destruction would be a permanent loss.
• He felt his role in the family was unreplaceable.

Advanced Usage

• "To be truly unreplaceable": This phrase intensifies the adjective, stressing absolute uniqueness.
  • The data on that hard drive is truly unreplaceable; there are no backups.
• "Consider something unreplaceable": To view or treat something as having no substitute.
  • We must consider these ancient artifacts unreplaceable and protect them accordingly.

Variants and Related Words

• Irreplaceable (adj): The more standard and frequently used synonym for "unreplaceable," with identical meaning.
• Unique (adj): Being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else. (While similar, "unique" focuses on being one-of-a-kind, whereas "unreplaceable" focuses on the consequence of its loss.)
• Priceless (adj): So valuable that a price cannot be set; often used interchangeably with "unreplaceable" for objects.
• Invaluable (adj): Extremely useful; of value too great to be measured. (Focuses on extreme usefulness rather than the impossibility of substitution.)

Synonyms

• Incomparable
• Matchless
• Nonpareil
• Peerless
• Inimitable

Antonyms

• Replaceable
• Expendable
• Dispensable
• Common
• Interchangeable

Notes on Usage

"Unreplaceable" is a valid English word, but it is less common than its synonym "irreplaceable." In most formal and informal contexts, "irreplaceable" is the preferred choice. The prefix "ir-" (a variant of "in-" meaning "not") is standard for words beginning with the letter 'r', making "irreplaceable" the conventional form.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. impossible to replace
   • irreplaceable antiques

Từ đồng nghĩa

• irreplaceable