irrevocable[adjective]Synonyms: fixed, fated, immutable, irreversible, predestined, predetermined, settled, unalterable
Antonyms: revocable
Contrasted words: repealable, reversible, alterable, changeable, modifiable
Related Words: constant,
established,
fixed,
immutable,
unchangeable,
unmodifiable [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ir‧rev‧o‧ca‧ble /ɪˈrevəkəb
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;
Origin: irrevocabilis, from revocare; ⇒ revoke]
an irrevocable decision, action etc cannot be changed or stopped:
Think about the situation carefully before you take an irrevocable step.—irrevocably adverb:
machines that irrevocably changed the pattern of rural life [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲