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nonrenewable

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

unsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • Coal is nonrenewable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: finite

Antonyms: renewable

3

noun

Meaning 3

A resource that is not renewable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: renewable energy, renewable

4

adjective

Meaning 4

that can not be renewed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • books on that shelf are unrenewable
  • gas and oil are nonrenewable resources

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unrenewable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From non- + renewable.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: neobnovitelný — not capable of being renewed
  • Finnish: uusiutumaton — not capable of being renewed
  • Georgian: არაგანახლებადი (araganaxlebadi) — not capable of being renewed
  • German: nicht erneuerbar — not capable of being renewed
  • Māori: whatungarongaro — not capable of being renewed
  • Turkish: yenilenemeyen — not capable of being renewed
  • Czech: neobnovitelný zdroj — Translations
  • Georgian: არაგანახლებადი ენერგია (araganaxlebadi energia) — Translations
  • Georgian: ენერგიის არაგანახლებადი წყარო (energiis araganaxlebadi c̣q̇aro) — Translations
  • German: nicht erneuerbare Energie — Translations
  • Māori: rawa whatungarongaro — Translations