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

In Alex Gibney's 2024 documentary David Chase: Wise Guy and The Sopranos, Chase reveals he was warned by producers not to show Tony getting his hands dirty for fear of making his lead irredeemable. —Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024

Ambassador Nolting and many defense officials considered Diem an imperfect yet effective leader, while most in the State Department deemed Diem’s administration irredeemable. — Made By History, Time, 30 Apr. 2025

This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024

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

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for irredeemable

• redeemable

Kids Definition

irredeemable

adjective

ir·​re·​deem·​able ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 

1

: not redeemable

2

: being beyond remedy : hopeless

irredeemably

-blē 

adverb