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irreconcilable
CIDE DICTIONARY
irreconcilable, a. [Pref. ir- not + reconcilable: cf. F. irréconciliable.].
Not reconcilable; not able to be reconciled or brought into accord; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing; as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
irreconcilable, adj. & n.
--adj.
1 implacably hostile.
2 (of ideas etc.) incompatible.
--n.
1 an uncompromising opponent of a political measure etc.
2 (usu. in pl.) any of two or more items, ideas, etc., that cannot be made to agree.
--adj.
1 implacably hostile.
2 (of ideas etc.) incompatible.
--n.
1 an uncompromising opponent of a political measure etc.
2 (usu. in pl.) any of two or more items, ideas, etc., that cannot be made to agree.
Derivative
irreconcilability n. irreconcilableness n. irreconcilably adv.
THESAURUS
irreconcilable
abnormal, absurd, adamant, adamantine, alienated, anomalous, assorted, at odds, at variance, avenging, bitter-ender, brawler, cast-iron, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, defendant, departing, deviating, deviative, diehard, different, differentiated, differing, disaccordant, disaffected, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disparate, disproportionate, disputant, dissentient, dissident, dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinguished, disunited, divergent, diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, divided, dour, estranged, firm, flinty, grim, grudgeful, hard, hard-core, heterogeneous, immovable, immutable, implacable, impliable, in disagreement, inaccordant, incoherent, incommensurable, incommensurate, incompatible, incongruent, incongruous, inconsequent, inconsistent, inconsonant, inelastic, inexorable, inflexible, inharmonious, intransigent, iron, last-ditcher, litigant, many, motley, multifarious, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, out of proportion, oxymoronic, paradoxical, plaintiff, poles apart, poles asunder, protester, punitive, punitory, quarreler, rancorous, relentless, resister, retaliatory, revanchist, revengeful, rigid, rigorous, rock-ribbed, scrapper, self-contradictory, separate, separated, several, steely, stern, stiff, torn, unaffected, unalterable, unappeasable, unbending, unchangeable, uncompromising, unconformable, unequal, ungiving, unlike, unmoved, unrelenting, unyielding, variant, varied, variegated, various, varying, vengeful, vindicatory, vindictive, widely apart, worlds apart, wranglerROGET THESAURUS
irreconcilable
Disagreement
N disagreement, discord, discordance, dissonance, dissidence, discrepancy, unconformity, incongruity, incongruence, discongruity, mesalliance, jarring, dissension, conflict, bickering, clashing, misunderstanding, wrangle, disparity, mismatch, disproportion, dissimilitude, inequality, disproportionateness, variance, divergence, repugnance, unfitness, inaptitude, impropriety, inapplicability, inconsistency, inconcinnity, irrelevancy, misjoining, misjoinder, syncretism, intrusion, interference, concordia discors, fish out of water, disagreeing, discordant, discrepant, at variance, at war, hostile, antagonistic, repugnant, incompatible, irreconcilable, inconsistent with, unconformable, exceptional, intrusive, incongruous, disproportionate, disproportionated, inharmonious, unharmonious, inconsonant, unconsonant, divergent, repugnant to, inapt, unapt, inappropriate, improper, unsuited, unsuitable, inapplicable, not to the point, unfit, unfitting, unbefitting, unbecoming, illtimed, unseasonable, mal a propos, inadmissible, inapposite, uncongenial, ill-assorted, ill-sorted, mismatched, misjoined, misplaced, misclassified, unaccommodating, irreducible, incommensurable, uncommensurable, unsympathetic, out of character, out of keeping, out of proportion, out of joint, out of tune, out of place, out of season, out of its element, at odds with, at variance with, in defiance, in contempt, in spite of, discordantly, a tort et a travers, asinus ad lyram.Enmity
N enmity, hostility, unfriendliness, discord, bitterness, rancor, alienation, estrangement, dislike, hate, heartburning, animosity, malevolence, inimical, unfriendly, hostile, at enmity, at variance, at daggers drawn, at open war with, up in arms against, in bad odor with, on bad terms, not on speaking terms, cool, cold, cold hearted, estranged, alienated, disaffected, irreconcilable.For further exploring for "irreconcilable" in Webster Dictionary Online