irredeemable

adjective

ir·​re·​deem·​able ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 

1

: not redeemable: such as

a

: not terminable by payment of the principal

irredeemable bond

b

: inconvertible sense a

2

: being beyond remedy : hopeless

irredeemable mistakes

irredeemably

ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• hopeless
• incorrigible
• incurable
• irrecoverable
• irreformable
• irremediable
• irretrievable
• unrecoverable
• unredeemable

Examples of irredeemable in a Sentence

She does not believe that anyone is completely irredeemable.

Without intervention, the country could fall into irredeemable chaos.

Recent Examples on the Web

If America is irredeemable, this thinking goes, then justice demands no less than a complete reboot of the country. —Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2024

Nor is there a situation that is irredeemable, an experience that is hopeless. —Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024

In other words, without the bloodshed of the Civil War, the Constitution was irredeemable. —John Yoo, National Review, 23 June 2024

Sign up In Canada, assisted dying was legalized in 2016 for mentally competent adults with an irredeemable medical condition. —Devika Rao, theweek, 8 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

irredeemable

adjective

ir·​re·​deem·​able ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 

1

: not redeemable

2

: being beyond remedy : hopeless

irredeemably

-blē 

adverb