nonrenewable

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adjective

Not able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.

“Coal is nonrenewable.”

Similar
finiteunrenewable
Opposite
renewablerenewable energy
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Meanings

adjectivenonrenewable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot able to be renewed; incapable of renewal.
  2. not comparableunsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply

    Coal is nonrenewable.

    Synonyms: finite · Antonyms: renewable

nounnonrenewable (plural nonrenewables)

plural nonrenewables

  1. A resource that is not renewable.

    Antonyms: renewable energy, renewable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveunsustainable; not able to be regrown or renewed; not having an ongoing or continuous source of supply

Similar
finite
Opposite
renewable

nounA resource that is not renewable.

Opposite
renewable energyrenewable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivethat can not be renewed

Similar
unrenewable
Also see
unrenewable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From non- + renewable.

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Translations

Czech neobnovitelný, neobnovitelný zdroj
  • neobnovitelnýnot capable of being renewed
  • neobnovitelný zdrojTranslations
Finnish uusiutumaton
  • uusiutumatonnot capable of being renewed
German nicht erneuerbar, nicht erneuerbare Energie
  • nicht erneuerbarnot capable of being renewed
  • nicht erneuerbare EnergieTranslations
Māori whatungarongaro, rawa whatungarongaro
  • whatungarongaronot capable of being renewed
  • rawa whatungarongaroTranslations
Turkish yenilenemeyen
  • yenilenemeyennot capable of being renewed
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APA

nonrenewable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenewable

MLA

“nonrenewable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenewable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonrenewable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonrenewable.

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