Definition of IRREVERSIBLE

irreversible

Meanings

Adjective

  • incapable of being reversed
    • "irreversible momentum toward revolution"

Adj

  • Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
  • Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.
  • Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.

Origin / Etymology

From ir- + reversible.

Antonyms

reversible

Scrabble Score: 17

irreversible is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
irreversible is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
irreversible is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 20

irreversible is a valid Words With Friends word