irreparably

Past all mending

Irreparably means in a way that cannot be repaired or fixed.

Damage done irreparably is permanent: The scandal irreparably damaged his reputation.

The word often appears with verbs like damage, harm, or alter to emphasize that something has been broken beyond any possibility of restoration.

permanent

forever

For all time

eternally · lastingly · enduringly · perpetually · immutably · unchangeably · definitively · conclusively · finally · terminally

damaged

broken

Damaged beyond function

wrecked · fractured · crumbled · devastated · torn · dismantled · unfixable · cracked · splintered · dilapidated

loss

severed

Cut off completely

broken · ended · dissolved · ruined · estranged · alienated · sundered · ruptured · split · divorced

harmed

hurt

Cause or feel pain

scarred · violated · wronged · betrayed · victimized · devastated · broken · damaged · maimed · crippled

Opposites
fixability/reversibility

irreparablyreparably

Able to be fixed

reversibly · temporarily · curably · transiently · fleetingly

Family

irreparable

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