adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Unable to be reconciled; opposed; uncompromising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Incompatible, discrepant, contradictory.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Something that cannot be reconciled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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