unretrievable

Thân thiện

The document became unretrievable after the computer crashed.

Definition

Adjective: * Impossible to recover, recoup, or retrieve: Describes something that is permanently lost, cannot be gotten back, or cannot be corrected or overcome. It emphasizes a state of finality and irreversibility.

Usage

The adjective "unretrievable" is used to describe a loss, error, situation, or item that is beyond recovery or correction. It is a formal word often found in analytical, legal, or technical contexts. * It typically precedes a noun (e.g., unretrievable data) or follows a linking verb like "is" or "was" (e.g., the files are unretrievable). * It conveys a strong sense of permanence regarding the loss.

Examples

• After the hard drive failure, the old project files were unretrievable.
• The company suffered an unretrievable financial loss due to the fraud.
• Sending the email to the wrong address was an unretrievable mistake.
• The satellite entered an unretrievable orbit and was lost to space.

Advanced Usage

• "to render something unretrievable": to cause something to become impossible to recover.
  • The encryption key was deleted, rendering the data unretrievable.

Variants and Related Words

• Irretrievable (adjective): This is a more common synonym with identical meaning and usage. "Irretrievable" and "unretrievable" are often used interchangeably.
• Retrievable (adjective): The direct opposite, meaning able to be recovered or retrieved.
  • Fortunately, the deleted document was still retrievable from the backup server.

Synonyms

• Irrecoverable
• Irreversible
• Irreparable
• Lost
• Gone

Antonyms

• Retrievable
• Recoverable
• Restorable
• Salvageable

Học thuật

Adjective

1. impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
   • an irretrievable loss
   • irretrievable errors in judgment

Từ đồng nghĩa

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