unrecallable
Beyond memory's reach
Unrecallable describes something that cannot be brought back to mind or retrieved from memory.
A name, a face, or a detail may prove unrecallable no matter how hard you try to summon it.
The word also applies to things that cannot be taken back or reversed once set in motion: The words were out of her mouth, unrecallable.
In technical contexts, unrecallable may describe products or data that cannot be retrieved or withdrawn from circulation.
Pathological loss of recall
- oblivionComplete erasure from memory
- lapseBrief failure or expiration
- blanknessState of being empty
- forgetfulnessFailure to retain information
erasure · absentmindedness · memory loss · slip · fade · buried · suppressed · hazy
Unlikely to be recalled
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- mundaneCommonplace, lacking excitement
ordinary · commonplace · undistinguished · unimpressive · inconsequential · negligible · bland · nondescript
Cannot be reached
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
- intangibleNot physically present
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
just out of reach · hovering · nagging · frustrating · almost there · escaping · evading · teasing
Impossible to regain
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- permanentFixed without end
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
obliterated · vanished · expunged · deleted · wiped · effaced · unrestorable · unreclaimable
amnesia
Pathological loss of recall
forgetfulness · erasure · absentmindedness · memory loss · slip · fade · buried · suppressed · hazy · dim
forgettable
Unlikely to be recalled
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
mundane · ordinary · commonplace · undistinguished · unimpressive · inconsequential · negligible · bland · nondescript · generic
inaccessible
Cannot be reached
- ungraspableImpossible to seize
- intangibleNot physically present
- fleetingPassing very quickly
slippery · just out of reach · hovering · nagging · frustrating · almost there · escaping · evading · teasing · niggling
irrecoverable
Impossible to regain
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- permanentFixed without end
erased · obliterated · vanished · expunged · deleted · wiped · effaced · unrestorable · unreclaimable · unsalvageable
unrecallablerecallable
Able to be remembered
retrievable · accessible · recoverable · within reach · at hand
recall, recalled, recalling, recalls, miscalled, unrecalled, recallable, misrecall