ineffaceable
Cannot be erased
Ineffaceable describes something that cannot be erased, removed, or forgotten.
The word applies most often to memories, impressions, or marks that persist despite time or effort to eliminate them.
The tragedy left an ineffaceable mark on the community.
It carries a more literary or formal tone than its near-synonym indelible, and like that word, it often appears in contexts of lasting emotional or psychological impact.
Impossible to remove
- unerasableCannot be removed
- inerasableCannot be removed
- permanentFixed without end
- irreversibleCannot be undone
unalterable · immutable · indestructible · imperishable · enduring · lasting · eternal · everlasting
indelible
Impossible to remove
- unerasableCannot be removed
- inerasableCannot be removed
- permanentFixed without end
irreversible · unalterable · immutable · indestructible · imperishable · enduring · lasting · eternal · everlasting · perpetual
unforgettable
Permanently fixed in memory
etched · seared · imprinted · branded · stamped · engraved · impressed · profound · poignant · evocative
scarring
Permanent mark formation
- traumaticCausing severe emotional damage
- woundingCausing physical injury
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
searing · piercing · deep · lasting · profound · affecting · moving · striking · impactful · formative
ineffaceableerasable
Capable of removal
effaceable · removable · deletable · eradicable · reversible
ineffaceabletemporary
Limited in duration
transient · fleeting · ephemeral · impermanent · evanescent
ineffaceableforgettable
Unlikely to be recalled
unmemorable · unremarkable · trivial · inconsequential · negligible
face, surface, facade, facial, deface, efface, defacement, defacing, defaces