unwindable
Won't coil back
Unwindable describes something that cannot be unwound—either literally, like a tangled cord too knotted to straighten, or figuratively, like a complex situation impossible to reverse or undo.
The legal mess had become unwindable.
In gaming, an unwindable position is one where victory is no longer possible regardless of play.
Recoiling metal spiral
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- mainspringClock's power coil
- coilWound circular arrangement
- spoolCylinder for winding material
reel · bobbin · tension · torque · mechanism · watch · winch · drum
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- labyrinthineExtremely complex and winding
byzantine · knotty · thorny · tangled · interwoven · layered · dense · tortuous
Tied with loops
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- twistedWound around itself
- coiledArranged in spirals
- mattedTangled into clumps
jumbled · entwined · kinked · raveled · looped · furled · bunched · wadded
Fixed without end
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- indelibleImpossible to remove
unalterable · fixed · set · final · committed · locked-in · done · settled
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
- clockworkSpring-driven gear system
- mainspringClock's power coil
- coilWound circular arrangement
spool · reel · bobbin · tension · torque · mechanism · watch · winch · drum · spindle
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- complicatedDifficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- elaborateComplex and detailed
labyrinthine · byzantine · knotty · thorny · tangled · interwoven · layered · dense · tortuous · enigmatic
knotted
Tied with loops
matted · jumbled · entwined · kinked · raveled · looped · furled · bunched · wadded · intertwined
permanent
Fixed without end
- unchangeableImpossible to modify
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- immutableIncapable of being changed
indelible · unalterable · fixed · set · final · committed · locked-in · done · settled · binding