irremediable

adjective

ir·re·me·di·a·ble ˌir-i-ˈmē-dē-ə-bəl

Synonyms of irremediable next

: not remediable

an irremediable error

also : incurable

irremediableness noun

irremediably

ˌir-i-ˈmē-dē-ə-blē

adverb

Example Sentences

There was an irremediable split between the two sides of the family. the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable

Recent Examples on the Web Though only the last is irremediable. —

Jennifer Senior, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2022 The animating conviction that America’s economic, governmental, and judicial institutions are irremediable distinguishes Portland protesters from others around the country. —

Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2020 In many cases mental illness lays a persistent, tragic, and irremediable burden on individuals and their families who do not have the means for private mental health care. —

courant.com, 27 Oct. 2019 And there follows then a letter that is full of its radical, irremediable, irredeemable flaws. —

Evgenia Peretz, vanityfair.com, 29 Mar. 2017

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