no going back

ADJECTIVE

inexorable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

implacable inescapable merciless relentless unrelenting

WEAK

adamant adamantine bound bound and determined compulsory dead set on dogged hard harsh hell bent on immobile immovable ineluctable inflexible ironclad like death and taxes locked-in mean business necessary obdurate obstinate remorseless resolute rigid set in stone severe single-minded stubborn unappeasable unbending uncompromising unmovable unyielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kind merciful nice sympathetic

WEAK

flexible lenient remorseful yielding

Example Sentences

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no going back

Despite his removal, industry players and military personnel AFP spoke to said there was no going back now.

From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026

And what about Stokes, who was so adamant there will be no going back on his retirement?

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

“There can be no going back — On that, everyone agrees!”

From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2026

I had paid it, and there was no going back.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 8, 2026

I love her, but there is no going back.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour