Synonyms for point of no return
point of no re·turn

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1. point of no returnnoun

   Synonyms:
   threshold, rubicon

2. point of no returnnoun

   The point in an aircraft's flight when there is insufficient fuel to reverse direction and return to the place of origin.

   Synonyms:
   rubicon, threshold

3. point of no returnnoun

   The point in any journey, process, or sequence of events when it is no longer possible to reverse course or stop the process.

   Synonyms:
   threshold, rubicon

Princeton's WordNet

1. Rubicon, point of no returnnoun

   a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment

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1. Anders Levermann:

   We have already awoken the giant at the southern pole, we are already at a point of no return if we don't do anything.

2. Carrie Lam:

   Hong Kong is not safe or stable. The rioters have pushed Hong Kong to the point of no return.

3. Northern Ireland:

   We are... past the point of no return. I can not sacrifice my personal integrity to defend things as they stand now.

4. Dag Hammarskjld:

   There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life's point of no return.

5. Anat Tal Ktalav:

   The inability to deliver products to customers is now hurting the credibility of the company and its relationship with customers, this is a point of no return when a number of customers leave the company and enter long-term contracts with other producers, leaving us with no long-term customers. In this situation, there is no reason to return to production.