IRREPLACEABLE Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

irreplaceable

adjective

Definition of irreplaceable

as in invaluable

not capable of being substituted by another of the same type That vase was an irreplaceable family heirloom.

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Recent Examples of irreplaceable Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Migratory birds are critical and irreplaceable parts of healthy local and global environments and appreciated by thousands of residents and tourists year-round. — Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Aperol—the vivid orange bittersweet liqueur, irreplaceable in neo-classics like the Naked & Famous and the Paper Plane—needs no introduction. — Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 19 Sep. 2026 Autocratic rulers need information to head off threats to their power; the CCP’s personnel file system, filled with information about the party’s cadres, is an irreplaceable channel of information for China’s rulers. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irreplaceable

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The team also worked closely with set decorator, Alice Davies, whose contributions proved invaluable.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
What Lauder does provide — in terms of distribution, back-end operations and much more, however, is invaluable to the company’s growth, too.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of invaluable

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His proficiency, buoyed by his expensive taste and skill in daisy-chaining images together, got his foot in the door of the indie-rap revitalization.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
Without more batteries, Illinois will be even more reliant on dirty, expensive electricity imports from other states and more likely to delay the natural gas power plant closures it’s planned for years to clean the air.

— John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of expensive

Adjective

When machines can instantly replicate the average, the only true moat is the exceptional.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
The Brewers have an exceptional amount of talent too, and Murphy's routine of pretending like his team is a bunch of humble farmers who were playing stickball out back a few days ago is absurd and offensive.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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