irrecoverable
Gone beyond retrieval
Irrecoverable describes something that cannot be retrieved, restored, or regained.
An irrecoverable loss is permanent—the thing is gone for good.
In computing, irrecoverable data has been corrupted or deleted beyond any possibility of restoration.
In finance, an irrecoverable debt will never be collected.
The word emphasizes finality: The damage to their relationship proved irrecoverable.
Impossible to regain
- lostUnable to navigate
- goneNo longer present
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- forfeitedLost through violation
squandered · depleted · exhausted · wasted · destroyed · ruined · forfeit · dissipated
Cannot be fixed
- permanentFixed without end
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- destructionAct of completely ruining
ruin · wreckage · totaled · broken · shattered · demolished · unsalvageable · write-off
Cannot be undone
- inevitableCertain to occur
- futileIncapable of producing results
- helplessUnable to act independently
- desperateDriven by urgent need
Money owed another
- defaultPreset standard option
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- lossBeing without something
write-off · nonperforming · uncollectible · outstanding · delinquent · foreclosure · liquidation · arrears
Made impure or dishonest
- deletedPermanently removed
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
unreadable · inaccessible · overwritten · formatted · bricked · unrestorable · malfunction · fragmented
irretrievable
Impossible to regain
forfeited · squandered · depleted · exhausted · wasted · destroyed · ruined · forfeit · dissipated · expended
irreparable
Cannot be fixed
- permanentFixed without end
- catastrophicCausing complete destruction
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
destruction · ruin · wreckage · totaled · broken · shattered · demolished · unsalvageable · write-off · structural
irreversible
Cannot be undone
- inevitableCertain to occur
- futileIncapable of producing results
- helplessUnable to act independently
desperate · bleak · doomed · terminal · final · sealed · fated
debt
Money owed another
- defaultPreset standard option
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
loss · write-off · nonperforming · uncollectible · outstanding · delinquent · foreclosure · liquidation · arrears · shortfall
corrupted
Made impure or dishonest
crashed · unreadable · inaccessible · overwritten · formatted · bricked · unrestorable · malfunction · fragmented
irrecoverablerecoverable
Able to be regained
retrievable · restorable · reclaimable · salvageable · salvable
irrecoverablereparable
Capable of being mended
reversible · repairable · fixable · remediable · rectifiable
irrecoverableredeemable
Able to be reclaimed
reformable · salvageable · savable · corrigible · promising