unrepeatable

Describes something that cannot be done, said, or experienced again; often used to describe a unique event or something too offensive to repeat.

• 🇫🇷Décrit ce qui ne peut pas être fait, dit ou vécu de nouveau ; souvent utilisé pour un événement unique ou quelque chose de trop offensant pour être répété.

1. Not able to be repeated B2 formal

   Something that cannot be done, said, or experienced again.

   • The experiment was unrepeatable due to the unique conditions.
   • His performance was so unique it was unrepeatable.
   • The event was a once-in-a-lifetime, unrepeatable experience.

   🇫🇷non reproductible

   Synonymes: irreproducibleone-offsingularunique

   Antonymes: repeatablereproducible

2. Too offensive to repeat C1 informal

   Language or behavior that is so shocking or vulgar that it cannot be quoted or repeated.

   • He made some unrepeatable remarks during the argument.
   • The comedian's jokes were unrepeatable on television.
   • She used unrepeatable language when she heard the news.

   🇫🇷Trop choquant pour être répété

   Synonymes: unmentionableunprintableunquotableunspeakableunutterable

3. Unique or singular C1 formal

   Being the only one of its kind; not capable of being duplicated.

   • The artist's style is unrepeatable and entirely original.
   • The moment was unrepeatable, a perfect alignment of circumstances.
   • The scientist described the evolutionary event as unrepeatable.

   🇫🇷unique, non reproductible

   Synonymes: inimitableirreplaceablematchlesssingularuniqueunparalleled

• more unrepeatable comparative form
• most unrepeatable superlative form