C2adverbformallawemotions
US/ɪˈrev.ə.kə.bli/
UK/ɪˈrev.ə.kə.bli/
in a way that can never be changed, undone or taken back
In context
Their friendship was irrevocably damaged by that single lie.
Once the contract is signed, the decision is irrevocably made.
The war irrevocably changed the way the whole village lived.
Words that go with irrevocably
adverb + adjective
- irrevocably damagedThe relationship was irrevocably damaged after the argument.
- irrevocably changedHer life was irrevocably changed by the news.
- irrevocably lostThe original manuscript is irrevocably lost.
- irrevocably committedBoth sides are now irrevocably committed to the plan.
- irrevocably brokenTrust, once irrevocably broken, rarely returns.
verb + adverb
- alter irrevocablySocial media has altered politics irrevocably.