irrevocable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French irrévocable, from Latin irrevocabilis; equivalent to ir- +‎ revoke +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɪˈɹɛvəkəbəl/, /ˌɪɹəˈvəʊkəbəl/, /ˌɪɹəˈvɒkəbəl/ (US) IPA(key): /iˈɹɛvəkəbəl/, /ˌɪɹəˈvoʊkəbəl/, /ˌɪɹiˈvoʊkəbəl/, /ˌɪɹəˈvɑkəbəl/ (sometimes proscribed) === Pronunciation notes === Pronunciations with antepenultimate stress are common, but sometimes proscribed. === Adjective === irrevocable (not comparable) Unable to be retracted or reversed; final. Synonyms: irreversible, irrepealable Antonyms: nonirrevocable, repealable, reversible, revocable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Catalan == === Etymology === From ir- +‎ revocable. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [i.rə.βuˈkab.blə] IPA(key): (Balearic) [i.rə.voˈkab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.re.voˈka.ble] === Adjective === irrevocable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irrevocables) irrevocable Antonym: revocable ==== Derived terms ==== irrevocabilitat irrevocablement === Further reading === “irrevocable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin irrevocābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ireboˈkable/ [i.re.β̞oˈka.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: i‧rre‧vo‧ca‧ble === Adjective === irrevocable m or f (masculine and feminine plural irrevocables) irrevocable ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “irrevocable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025