irreproachable

adjective

ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl 

: not reproachable : blameless, impeccable

irreproachable conduct

irreproachability

ˌir-i-ˌprō-chə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

irreproachableness

ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl-nəs 

noun

irreproachably

ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• blameless
• cleanhanded
• clear
• faultless
• guiltless
• impeccable
• inculpable
• innocent
• lily-white

Examples of irreproachable in a Sentence

His conduct as a police officer was irreproachable.

the captain of the force is a police officer of absolutely irreproachable character

Recent Examples on the Web

Modesty is a winning attribute in a great power, and the United States has too many faults of its own to cast itself as an irreproachable model. —Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2019

Service Last but not least, providing irreproachable service is imperative. —Suneeta Motala, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

There may be practical reasons that your friend won’t get his way, but his argument, unlike his driving, is irreproachable. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 12 June 2024

Jefferson points out that there is great pressure on men of the Morehouse variety to prove wrong the racist stereotypes of Black males as being lazy or criminal — to embrace a kind of Barack Obama masculinity that is solid and irreproachable. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024

But Monkey Man is also, more than anything, proof of Patel’s commitment to moving beyond being the gentle, irreproachable good guy. —Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Apr. 2024

Right-wing critics have attacked the image as a deliberate dilution of the French nation and its history in a sea of sugary, irreproachable blandness most evident in the removal of the cross atop the golden dome of the Invalides, the former military hospital where Napoleon is buried. —Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024

The protagonists aren’t irreproachable role models but something rarer and more valuable: relatable assholes. —Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023

Your work has been irreproachable. —Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 3 May 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for irreproachable

• approachable
• unapproachable

Kids Definition

irreproachable

adjective

ir·​re·​proach·​able ˌir-i-ˈprō-chə-bəl 

: not reproachable : blameless

irreproachably

-blē 

adverb