Irreproachable: meaning, example and synonyms
Irreproachableadj. So good or correct that no fault can be found; blameless.
Example
Although her conclusions were controversial, the chemist's methods were irreproachable, and even skeptical reviewers found no flaw in her procedures.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- blameless, faultless, impeccable, exemplary
- Antonyms
- blameworthy, flawed, culpable, faulty
- Memory tip
- Ir- (not) + reproach (blame) + -able: no one can blame it.
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Check yourself: Irreproachable in context
The judge's record was ______; in thirty years on the bench, she had never been accused of bias or misconduct.
Answer: irreproachable. A record with no accusations in thirty years is beyond blame: irreproachable. Ephemeral contradicts thirty years; fraught and tenuous suggest problems, not a spotless record.
Even the critics who disliked the novel conceded that its research was ______, with every historical detail carefully verified.
Answer: irreproachable. Research with every detail verified has no fault to find: irreproachable. Antagonistic (hostile), ephemeral (brief) and fraught (full of trouble) don't fit careful work.