irreplaceable

adjective

ir·​re·​place·​able ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl How to pronounce irreplaceable (audio)
Synonyms of irreplaceablenext
: not replaceable
an irreplaceable antique
irreplaceability
ˌir-i-ˌplā-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce irreplaceable (audio)
noun
irreplaceableness
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce irreplaceable (audio)
noun
irreplaceably
ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-blē How to pronounce irreplaceable (audio)
adverb

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Visiting the Storehouse is like browsing an IKEA filled with irreplaceable items. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 But the window in which Taiwan remains irreplaceable, and hence worth a war, is the one in which the world now finds itself. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Parton played Miley Stewart’s Aunt Dolly on the show, helping introduce a new generation to the irreplaceable Dolly Parton. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026 Brown has now become an irreplaceable part of the crew at Central High School. — Alexa Liacko, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable

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First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irreplaceable was in 1807

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irreplaceable

adjective
ir·​re·​place·​able ˌir-i-ˈplā-sə-bəl How to pronounce irreplaceable (audio)
: not replaceable
a museum full of irreplaceable works of art

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