irreproachable

adjective

ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
Synonyms of irreproachablenext
: not reproachable : blameless, impeccable
irreproachable conduct
irreproachability
ˌir-i-ˌprō-chə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
noun
irreproachableness
ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl-nəs How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
noun
irreproachably
ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-blē How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
adverb

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His conduct as a police officer was irreproachable. the captain of the force is a police officer of absolutely irreproachable character
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Rather than focus on a single irreproachable hero, Mendonça Filho dilates his lens to take in an expansive world. — Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 Modesty is a winning attribute in a great power, and the United States has too many faults of its own to cast itself as an irreproachable model. — Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019 Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative. — Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 Classics from the diasporic Vietnamese repertoire are included, too, with irreproachable instructions. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 5 Mar. 2026 White has previously talked about Belinda as the morally irreproachable character on the show—but this series has basically no ethical characters, so of course Belinda gets her payday. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Apr. 2025 Each of them offers money and position but nothing much in the way of pleasure, excitement, intellectual stimulation, or the prospect of anything other than a life of loveless, socially irreproachable tedium possibly brightened by the occasional extramarital affair. — Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025

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First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of irreproachable was in 1634

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“Irreproachable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreproachable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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irreproachable

adjective
ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
: not reproachable : blameless
irreproachably
-blē How to pronounce irreproachable (audio)
adverb

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