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irrevocable

adj.
C1 Advanced US //ˌɪˈɹɛvəkəbəɫ// UK //ɪɹɪvˈɒkəbəl// ir·rev·o·ca·ble

adj. describing something that cannot be changed, stopped, or taken back. Once you make an irrevocable decision, you cannot undo it.

adj. describing an action, decision, or state that is final and cannot be reversed or rescinded. Often used in legal or formal contexts to indicate a permanent commitment.


SIMPLE

The contract is irrevocable once you sign it.

CONTEXTUAL

The board of directors made an irrevocable decision to close the factory, ending decades of local employment.

COMPLEX

The treaty established an irrevocable commitment to peace, ensuring that no future government could alter the terms without the unanimous consent of all signatories.

Antonyms
Origin

From Middle French irrévocable, from Latin irrevocabilis; equivalent to ir- + revoke + -able.

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