unredeemable
adjective
un·re·deem·able
ˌən-ri-ˈdē-mə-bəl 
: unable to be redeemed or made better : irredeemable
an unredeemable scoundrel
turning unredeemable characters into protagonists we can pull for—
William Buchheit
William Buchheit
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Examples of unredeemable in a Sentence
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The most unlikable among them aren’t totally unredeemable.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Her dad was unredeemable.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
Alongside health concerns, steering committee member Alicia Kendrick said that she and other residents are frustrated at how quickly some communities, like Joppa, are thought of as unredeemable.
—Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022
What is left is a closer feeling of closeness to his characters — to ugly, sorrowing, tender, stalwart, ruined, unredeemable people, failing at their lives and yet trying, still, to live them.
—New York Times, 12 July 2022
Like focus, much can be left to the camera in auto mode, and even seemingly unredeemable exposure can often be corrected during editing.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021
By now, Welch was smiling a bit, eager to discuss redemption in a moment that sometimes seems unredeemable.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 July 2019
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Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Her dad was unredeemable.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2022
Alongside health concerns, steering committee member Alicia Kendrick said that she and other residents are frustrated at how quickly some communities, like Joppa, are thought of as unredeemable.
—Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2022
What is left is a closer feeling of closeness to his characters — to ugly, sorrowing, tender, stalwart, ruined, unredeemable people, failing at their lives and yet trying, still, to live them.
—New York Times, 12 July 2022
Like focus, much can be left to the camera in auto mode, and even seemingly unredeemable exposure can often be corrected during editing.
—The Editors, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021
By now, Welch was smiling a bit, eager to discuss redemption in a moment that sometimes seems unredeemable.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2020
Soon after, Walt discovers Jane choking on vomit in her sleep and does nothing to save her, a decision that made his character unredeemable in the eyes of some viewers.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 10 July 2019
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First Known Use
1551, in the meaning defined above
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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unredeemable. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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