irreconcilable

Collocations

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1

(adj.)

VERBS

appear, be, seem | become | remain

ADV

absolutely, totally, utterly

apparently, seemingly

The two friends had apparently irreconcilable differences after their argument last year.

PREP

with

His desire to travel constantly was irreconcilable with his responsibility to care for his aging parents.

Definitions

adj

1

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

[T]he fact that the peccant doctor [Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet] continued in the Queen's service made the Hastings family irreconcilable and produced an unpleasant impression of unrepentant error upon the public mind.

2

Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.

I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

noun

1

Something that cannot be reconciled.

noun

1

A Confederate who moved to another country following the American Civil War, rather than live in a reunited United States.

2

A vociferous opponent of the Treaty of Versailles.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — impossible to reconcile

unreconcilable

Antonyms

reconcilable

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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[T]he fact that the peccant doctor [Sir James Clark, 1st Baronet] continued in the Queen's service made the Hastings family irreconcilable and produced an unpleasant impression of unrepentant error up

Wiktionary

02

I amused myself by thinking that in his choice of books he showed pleasantly the irreconcilable sides of his fantastic nature.

Wiktionary

03

Helen's forum experienced an irreconcilable schism over whether to use one or two oven mitts.

Tatoeba · #830754

04

The two political parties are irreconcilable foes.

Tatoeba · #8767173

05

They are irreconcilable foes.

Tatoeba · #10303518

06

There are two irreconcilable camps that hold two different points of view on this issue.

Tatoeba · #10321457

Usage Notes

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In some senses, irreconcilable is marked as dated, slang, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.