unreconcilable
adjective
un·rec·on·cil·able
ˌən-ˌre-kən-ˈsī-lə-bəl 
-ˈre-kən-ˌsī-
: impossible to reconcile : irreconcilable
Unfortunately, within the scientific community, there are two very divided, almost unreconcilable, camps.—
Roy Attaway
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Unlike Bullock, Tines conveyed the unreconcilable, which is the essence of the spiritual.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
For the rest of Christianity, the mystery of how to reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable is beyond the human ability to reason.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 25 Jan. 2021
The director, Lileana Blain-Cruz, allows female characters to exist in all their complex humanity, without sanding down or slicing off any of the unlikable or unreconcilable bits.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
To appreciate the whole requires embracing that life is similarly composed of unreconcilable elements.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019
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Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
For the rest of Christianity, the mystery of how to reconcile the seemingly unreconcilable is beyond the human ability to reason.
—Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 25 Jan. 2021
The director, Lileana Blain-Cruz, allows female characters to exist in all their complex humanity, without sanding down or slicing off any of the unlikable or unreconcilable bits.
—Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020
To appreciate the whole requires embracing that life is similarly composed of unreconcilable elements.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2019
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“Unreconcilable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreconcilable. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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