Irrevocably
adverb
In a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered.
His life has been irrevocably changed by the incident.
Often appears as...
- irrevocably changed
- irrevocably damaged
Usage tips
Formal
adverb
In a way that cannot be changed, reversed, or recovered.
His life has been irrevocably changed by the incident.
Often appears as...
- irrevocably changed
- irrevocably damaged
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Finality Emphasized
Use 'irrevocably' when you want to stress that something has been changed so completely that there's no going back.
The landscape was irrevocably altered by the mining.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Irrevocably' adds a serious tone and often carries emotional weight, suggesting deep impact.
He was irrevocably heartbroken after the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Only
Can describe figurative change, not just physical; relationships and situations can be 'irrevocably' affected.
Trust, once broken, is often irrevocably damaged.
Pro Tip 1/3Finality Emphasized
Use 'irrevocably' when you want to stress that something has been changed so completely that there's no going back.
The landscape was irrevocably altered by the mining.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Irrevocably' adds a serious tone and often carries emotional weight, suggesting deep impact.
He was irrevocably heartbroken after the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Only
Can describe figurative change, not just physical; relationships and situations can be 'irrevocably' affected.
Trust, once broken, is often irrevocably damaged.
Pro Tip 1/3Finality Emphasized
Use 'irrevocably' when you want to stress that something has been changed so completely that there's no going back.
The landscape was irrevocably altered by the mining.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Weight
'Irrevocably' adds a serious tone and often carries emotional weight, suggesting deep impact.
He was irrevocably heartbroken after the breakup.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Literal Only
Can describe figurative change, not just physical; relationships and situations can be 'irrevocably' affected.
Trust, once broken, is often irrevocably damaged.
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Video examples
Advocating for gender...
nation states is irrevocably flawed so let me not pretend that utopia is imminent but for the first time ever there is a crescendo of hope there is a real possibility that under michelle bachelet united nations will finally and seriously address the myriad of women's
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How does chemotherapy...
it made the air impossible to breathe, burned their eyes, and caused huge blisters on exposed skin. Scientists tried desperately to develop an antidote to this vicious weapon of war. In the process they discovered the gas was irrevocably damaging the bone marrow
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Gabby Giffords and Mark...
which is something that you loved doing as a congresswoman, and Mark, you were happily preparing for your next space shuttle. And suddenly, everything that you had planned or expected in your lives was irrevocably changed forever. Mark Yeah, it's amazing,
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Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
Geographic until then so in the end maybe I didn't change the world but that world changed me profoundly and irrevocably I don't I don't look at prostitution as a victimless crime
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Advocating for gender...
nation states is irrevocably flawed so let me not pretend that utopia is imminent but for the first time ever there is a crescendo of hope there is a real possibility that under michelle bachelet united nations will finally and seriously address the myriad of women's
Video examples
How does chemotherapy...
it made the air impossible to breathe, burned their eyes, and caused huge blisters on exposed skin. Scientists tried desperately to develop an antidote to this vicious weapon of war. In the process they discovered the gas was irrevocably damaging the bone marrow
Video examples
Gabby Giffords and Mark...
which is something that you loved doing as a congresswoman, and Mark, you were happily preparing for your next space shuttle. And suddenly, everything that you had planned or expected in your lives was irrevocably changed forever. Mark Yeah, it's amazing,
Video examples
Jodi Cobb: Human Bondage...
Geographic until then so in the end maybe I didn't change the world but that world changed me profoundly and irrevocably I don't I don't look at prostitution as a victimless crime
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Quote examples
Bill Walton
American Athlete
My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.
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Adoniram Judson
American Clergyman
The future is in our power. Let us, then, each morning, resolve to send the day into eternity in such a garb as we shall wish it to wear forever. And at night, let us reflect that one more day is irrevocably gone, indelibly marked.
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Donald Johanson
American Scientist
This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was a discovery which has irrevocably changed my whole life's direction. It immediately elevated me to the status of one of the world's leading anthropologists.
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Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani Writer
Stories helped me unite parts of my existence that might otherwise have seemed irrevocably split by geography and time. And stories helped me find a future in which I, such a mongrel, could be comfortable.
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Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
The creative process taps into our deepest subconscious, and we are each of us sex-crazed - products of a shame-based Judeo-Christian culture that has irrevocably warped us all to varying degrees.
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Henry Rollins
American Musician
If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure outside of more music. It really is the best drug available.
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Pamela Druckerman
American Writer
Even for natives, French satire is rarely laugh-out-loud funny. Its unspoken punch line is typically that things have gone irrevocably wrong, and the government is to blame.
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Arthur Henderson
British Politician
On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.
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Peter Ustinov
English Actor
I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.
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Horace
Roman Poet
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
Quote examples
Bill Walton
American Athlete
My life changed irrevocably four-and-a-half years ago when my spine failed and collapsed. I spent two years on the floor, in excruciating, debilitating and unrelenting pain. I can only describe the pain as being submerged into a vat of scalding acid that has an electric current running through it. And you can never get out, ever.
Quote examples
Adoniram Judson
American Clergyman
The future is in our power. Let us, then, each morning, resolve to send the day into eternity in such a garb as we shall wish it to wear forever. And at night, let us reflect that one more day is irrevocably gone, indelibly marked.
Quote examples
Donald Johanson
American Scientist
This was the most important discovery I had ever made in my life. It was a discovery which has irrevocably changed my whole life's direction. It immediately elevated me to the status of one of the world's leading anthropologists.
Quote examples
Mohsin Hamid
Pakistani Writer
Stories helped me unite parts of my existence that might otherwise have seemed irrevocably split by geography and time. And stories helped me find a future in which I, such a mongrel, could be comfortable.
Quote examples
Lynn Coady
Canadian Novelist
The creative process taps into our deepest subconscious, and we are each of us sex-crazed - products of a shame-based Judeo-Christian culture that has irrevocably warped us all to varying degrees.
Quote examples
Henry Rollins
American Musician
If I were a doctor, I would prescribe that you addict yourself deeply and irrevocably to music and never, ever seek cure outside of more music. It really is the best drug available.
Quote examples
Pamela Druckerman
American Writer
Even for natives, French satire is rarely laugh-out-loud funny. Its unspoken punch line is typically that things have gone irrevocably wrong, and the government is to blame.
Quote examples
Arthur Henderson
British Politician
On the contrary, the characteristic element of the present situation is that economic questions have finally and irrevocably invaded the domain of public life and politics.
Quote examples
Peter Ustinov
English Actor
I was irrevocably betrothed to laughter, the sound of which has always seemed to me the most civilised music in the world.
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Horace
Roman Poet
A word, once sent abroad, flies irrevocably.
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