Meanings
adjectiveunsalvageable (comparative more unsalvageable, superlative most unsalvageable)
comparative more unsalvageable · superlative most unsalvageable
- That cannot be salvaged; not salvageable.
Near-synonyms: irrecoverable, irreparable, irretrievable, unrescuable
Synonyms: unsavable, unsalvable, irrecoverable, irreparable, irretrievable, unrescuable
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat cannot be salvaged; not salvageable.
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishsalvage
- Englishsalvageable
- Englishunsalvageable
From un- + salvageable.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Dutch reddeloos
- reddeloosnot salvageable
Finnish korjauskelvoton
- korjauskelvotonnot salvageable
Polish nie do ocalenia
- nie do ocalenianot salvageable
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APA
unsalvageable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalvageable
MLA
“unsalvageable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalvageable. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsalvageable,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsalvageable.
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