Antonyms for irretrievable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ir-i-tree-vuh-buh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪr ɪˈtri və bəl

Definition of irretrievable

Origin : 1690s (implied in irretrievably), from assimilated form of in- (1) "not, opposite of" + retrievable (see retrieve). Related: Irretrievably.

As in irreparable : adj unable to be fixed
As in irrevocable : adj fixed, unchangeable
As in lost : adj missing, off-track
As in irreversible : adj irrevocable
As in desperate : adj hopeless

Example sentences :

The man's chance is not irretrievable, at least such is the theory.
Extract from : « Lord Kilgobbin » by Charles Lever

What was to come of such a career, save immediate and irretrievable ruin?
Extract from : « Roland Cashel » by Charles James Lever

And she had no wish to add this irretrievable folly to the original blunder.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

After all the demolitions of Totila, the ruin was not irretrievable.
Extract from : « Theodoric the Goth » by Thomas Hodgkin

We know that the fact is irretrievable, and struggle to be proud of what we cannot help.
Extract from : « The Two Admirals » by J. Fenimore Cooper

The last act was reckless and irretrievable, but it was vague.
Extract from : « The Queen of the Pirate Isle » by Bret Harte

It was also a definite and irretrievable step towards separation.
Extract from : « Belgium » by Emile Cammaerts

But an irretrievable split on the remainder seemed inevitable.
Extract from : « Theodore Roosevelt and His Times » by Harold Howland

Shaw had made a great mistake, but it was possibly not irretrievable.
Extract from : « Two Daring Young Patriots » by W. P. Shervill

Nobody else being able to put them right, there would be irretrievable confusion.
Extract from : « Under the Waves » by R M Ballantyne

Synonyms for irretrievable

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