ir·rec·on·cil·able
i-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl 
-ˈre-kən-ˌsī-,
ˌi(r)-
: impossible to reconcile
irreconcilable differences
: one that is irreconcilable
especially
: a member of a group (such as a political party) opposing compromise or collaboration
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Adjective
theories that are irreconcilable with each other
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The two sides have irreconcilable viewpoints, raising questions about whether the mediators who brokered the agreement will be able to get both sides to positions that allow the pause to become permanent.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Based on their public statements, Netanyahu or Hamas haven't modified their previous positions on this matter, which are irreconcilable.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
For months, Israel and Hamas have leveled seemingly irreconcilable conditions for an agreement.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Yet this controversy so powerfully stoked by Huxley, which has sometimes caused scholars to see the time as one of outright warfare between irreconcilable groups, belied a complexity of thought that spanned a wide spectrum.
—Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
The two sides have irreconcilable viewpoints, raising questions about whether the mediators who brokered the agreement will be able to get both sides to positions that allow the pause to become permanent.
—Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Jan. 2025
Based on their public statements, Netanyahu or Hamas haven't modified their previous positions on this matter, which are irreconcilable.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
For months, Israel and Hamas have leveled seemingly irreconcilable conditions for an agreement.
—Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Irreconcilable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irreconcilable. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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