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Indelible

/ɪnˈdɛləbl/

Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

📖 Definitions of "Indelible"

adjective
  1. 1

    Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.

    "This ink spot on the contract is indelible."

  2. 2

    Incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten.

    "That horrible story just might make an indelible impression on the memory."

  3. 3

    Incapable of being annulled.

🔄 Synonyms of "Indelible"

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WordDefinition
unerasableThat cannot be erased; indelible.
ineradicableNot able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Indelible"

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WordDefinition
ineradicableNot able to be eradicated; (of a root, plant, etc.) too deep to remove.
unerasableThat cannot be erased; indelible.
indissolubleLasting; indestructible; not possible to dissolve, disintegrate or break up.
inseparableUnable to be separated; bound together permanently.
unforgettableVery difficult or impossible to forget.
inextricable(of a problem) Impossible to solve.
permanentLasting for an indefinitely long time.
lastingPersisting for an extended period of time.
durableAble to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
memorableWorthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable.
indelableMisspelling of indelible. [Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.]
indeleblenounObsolete form of indelible. [Having the quality of being difficult to delete, remove, wash away, blot out, or efface.]
uneffaceableImpossible to efface; permanent.
ineffaceableIncapable of being effaced.
undeletablenoun(computing) That cannot be deleted; indelible.
inerasableThat cannot be erased.
inexpungableNot capable of being expunged.
unobliterableIncapable of being obliterated.
inexpungibleThat cannot be expunged.
undefaceableNot defaceable.

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