IRREVOCABLE

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Adj. Impossible to change or undo.

Synonyms: 

Irreversible, Fixed, Unchangeable

Antonyms: 

Revocable Changeable, Flexible

Examples:

• Once James hit "Send" on the email criticizing his boss - to his boss - the mistake was irrevocable.

• Lily’s decision to get a tattoo of a dancing potato on her forehead was, unfortunately, irrevocable.

Etymology:

From Latin ir ("not") + revocare (“to call back”).

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