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irretrievable

/ɪrɪˈtriːvəbəl/ adjective · British & US

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What does irretrievable mean?

adjective

Impossible to get back or recover; lost forever. Unable to be retrieved or regained.

Example

"The company's financial records were irretrievable after the server crashed."

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Words that share this root

retrievable retriever retrieve retrieval

What's another word for irretrievable?

irrecoverable irrecoverable unrecoverable lost gone vanished

What's the opposite of irretrievable?

recoverable retrievable restorable

Rhymes with irretrievable

retrievable retrievable retrievable retrievable