unrecoverable
Gone for good
Unrecoverable describes something that cannot be retrieved, restored, or regained.
Data may be unrecoverable after a hard drive failure.
An unrecoverable error in computing is one the system cannot fix automatically.
Financial losses may be unrecoverable, debts uncollectible.
The word emphasizes permanence—what's lost stays lost: The deleted files were unrecoverable.
At the endpoint
- incurableCannot be healed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- inoperableCannot be repaired
- untreatableCannot be healed
fatal · degenerative · progressive · malignant · end-stage · palliative · advanced · metastatic
Impossible to regain
- goneNo longer present
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
- extinctNo longer existing
annihilated · expunged · dissolved · evaporated · dissipated · effaced · eradicated · perished
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- write-offRecorded value reduction
- bad debtUnrecoverable money owed
uncollectible · charge-off · foreclosure · liquidation · arrears · nonpayment · delinquency · repossession
Made impure or dishonest
- erasedRemoved by rubbing
- deletedPermanently removed
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- formattedArranged according to specifications
overwritten · inaccessible · crashed · lost · damaged · destroyed · encrypted · ransomware
Total absence of hope
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- futileIncapable of producing results
- inconsolableUnable to be comforted
bereft · devastated · shattered · broken · desolate · forlorn · resigned · defeated
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
- annihilationUtter, complete destruction
destruction · wreckage · collapse · tragedy · apocalypse · cataclysm · aftermath · rubble
terminal
At the endpoint
- incurableCannot be healed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- inoperableCannot be repaired
untreatable · fatal · degenerative · progressive · malignant · end-stage · palliative · advanced · metastatic · chronic
irretrievable
Impossible to regain
- goneNo longer present
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- obliteratedUtterly and completely destroyed
extinct · annihilated · expunged · dissolved · evaporated · dissipated · effaced · eradicated · perished · squandered
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- defaultPreset standard option
- write-offRecorded value reduction
bad debt · uncollectible · charge-off · foreclosure · liquidation · arrears · nonpayment · delinquency · repossession · creditors
corrupted
Made impure or dishonest
formatted · overwritten · inaccessible · crashed · lost · damaged · destroyed · encrypted · ransomware · backup failure
despair
Total absence of hope
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
- bleakDreary and without cheer
- futileIncapable of producing results
inconsolable · bereft · devastated · shattered · broken · desolate · forlorn · resigned · defeated · crushed
catastrophe
Devastating, large-scale misfortune
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- calamitySevere misfortune or disaster
annihilation · destruction · wreckage · collapse · tragedy · apocalypse · cataclysm · aftermath · rubble · fallout
unrecoverablerecoverable
Able to be regained
retrievable · reclaimable · accessible · obtainable · findable
unrecoverablerepairable
Able to be fixed
fixable · reversible · reparable · rectifiable · correctable