Definition of Irreconcilable

1. Adjective. Impossible to reconcile. "Irreconcilable differences"

Exact synonyms: Unreconcilable
Similar to: Hostile, Inconsistent
Antonyms: Reconcilable

Definition of Irreconcilable

1. a. Not reconcilable; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements.

Definition of Irreconcilable

1. Adjective. Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising. ¹

2. Noun. Something that cannot be reconciled. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Irreconcilable

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Irreconcilable

irrealis
irrealis mood
irrealism
irrealisms
irrealistic
irrealities
irreality
irreceptive
irreclaimable
irreclaimably
irrecognisable
irrecognition
irrecognizable
irreconcilability
irreconcilable
irreconcilableness
irreconcilables
irreconcilably
irreconcile
irreconcileable
irreconciled
irreconcilement
irreconciles
irreconciliation
irreconciling
irrecordable
irrecoverable
irrecoverableness
irrecoverably

Literary usage of Irreconcilable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"become the rendezvous of all the members of the new opposition ; and hi« colleagues daily snw their most irreconcilable enemies coming to visit him. ..."

2. History of Zionism, 1600-1918 by Nahum Sokolow (1919)
"CHAPTER XX THE SYRIAN PROBLEM The conflicting interests of the Powers—Was the conflict irreconcilable ? —Public opinion—A new principle—The independence of ..."

3. Poems by Edward Sandford Martin (1914)
"Irreconcilable MALIGNANTS always, they adjust Their stings to needs of different days, As long as censure harmed, they cussed, When praise is ..."

4. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"cause are in direct and irreconcilable conflict with the allegation of the exclusive ownership of the claimant in the Vessel and cargo; and his claim on ..."

5. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"it; but it may serve to show the irreconcilable hostility of some priests to the law of their country, and that they considered, with reason, Lord Kingsdown ..."

6. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1876)
"Besides many proofs of a contemptible subserviency to one justly deemed irreconcilable .... irreconcilable ..."

7. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"Precise and general descriptions irreconcilable.—If there be a precise and perfect description, showing that the parties actually located the land upon the ..."

8. The History of the French Revolution by Adolphe Thiers, Frederic Shoberl (1866)
"become the rendezvous of all the members of the new opposition ; and hi« colleagues daily snw their most irreconcilable enemies coming to visit him. ..."

9. History of Zionism, 1600-1918 by Nahum Sokolow (1919)
"CHAPTER XX THE SYRIAN PROBLEM The conflicting interests of the Powers—Was the conflict irreconcilable ? —Public opinion—A new principle—The independence of ..."

10. Poems by Edward Sandford Martin (1914)
"Irreconcilable MALIGNANTS always, they adjust Their stings to needs of different days, As long as censure harmed, they cussed, When praise is ..."

11. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"cause are in direct and irreconcilable conflict with the allegation of the exclusive ownership of the claimant in the Vessel and cargo; and his claim on ..."

12. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"it; but it may serve to show the irreconcilable hostility of some priests to the law of their country, and that they considered, with reason, Lord Kingsdown ..."

13. The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to by Henry Hallam (1876)
"Besides many proofs of a contemptible subserviency to one justly deemed irreconcilable .... irreconcilable ..."

14. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"Precise and general descriptions irreconcilable.—If there be a precise and perfect description, showing that the parties actually located the land upon the ..."

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