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irreconcilable

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.

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noun

Meaning 3

Something that cannot be reconciled.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A Confederate who moved to another country following the American Civil War, rather than live in a reunited United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dated, slang

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A vociferous opponent of the Treaty of Versailles.

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Usage: US, dated, slang

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6

adjective

Meaning 6

impossible to reconcile

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • irreconcilable differences

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unreconcilable

Antonyms: reconcilable

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French irréconciliable, from Late Latin irreconciliābilis, from in- (“not”) + reconciliō (“to reconcile”) + -ābilis (“-able”). By surface analysis, ir- + reconcilable.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: barışmaz — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Azerbaijani: uzlaşmaz — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Belarusian: непрыміры́мы (njeprymirýmy) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Bulgarian: несъвместим (nesǎvmestim) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Bulgarian: непримирим (neprimirim) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Catalan: irreconciliable — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Danish: uforenelig — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Dutch: onverzoenlijk — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Dutch: irreconciliabel — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Dutch: onverenigbaar — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Finnish: leppymätön — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Finnish: taipumaton — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Finnish: tinkimätön — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • French: irréconciliable — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • German: unversöhnlich — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • German: unvereinbar — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • German: unverträglich — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Hungarian: kibékíthetetlen — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Hungarian: összeegyeztethetetlen — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Italian: irreconciliabile — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Japanese: 和解できない (wakai dekinai) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Japanese: 憎い (nikui) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Japanese: 敵対する (tekitai suru) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Latin: dissociābilis — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforenelig — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforenlig — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Norwegian Bokmål: uforsonlig — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Portuguese: irreconciliável — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Romanian: ireconciliabil — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Russian: непримири́мый (neprimirímyj) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Spanish: irreconciliable — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Ukrainian: непримири́мий (neprymyrýmyj) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising
  • Ukrainian: непримире́нний (neprymyrénnyj) — unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising