Irreconcilable
[ɪ,rek(ə)n'saɪləb(ə)l;ɪ'rek(ə)nsaɪləb(ə)l] or [ɪ'rɛk
Definition
(adj.) impossible to reconcile; 'irreconcilable differences' .
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Definition
(a.) Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unappeasable, implacable, not to be reconciled.[2]. Inconsistent, incompatible, incongruous.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See RECONCILABLE]
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Definition
adj. incapable of being brought back to a state of friendship: inconsistent.—ns. Irreconcil′ableness Irreconcilabil′ity incapability of being reconciled.—adv. Irreconcil′ably.—adj. Irrec′onciled not reconciled or brought into harmony.—n. Irrec′oncilement.
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Examples
- Classicalism and invention are irreconcilable enemies. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And there are some things which are,' he stopped to sob, 'irreconcilable with that, and wound that--wound it deeply. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I could well understand how there might be an irreconcilable difference between them. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As soon as Roosevelt had thrown off the burden of preserving a false harmony among irreconcilable Republicans, he issued a platform full of definiteness and square dealing with many issues. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- It is likely that these occupations are irreconcilable with home enjoyment, but it is certain that Mr. Bucket at present does not go home. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Thus a more radical and irreconcilable disagreement between experts touching the same thing could hardly be found. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Have the irreconcilables a soul audacious and less blunted than our domesticated ones? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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