1
as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
unredeemable sinners
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as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
misspelling the name of the store on the sign was hardly an unredeemable error—you can paint over your mistake
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Recent Examples of unredeemable
The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.
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Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reynolds portrays Clint Briggs, a supposedly unredeemable business consultant who has his world turned upside down by the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Ferrell.
—Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023
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
Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reynolds portrays Clint Briggs, a supposedly unredeemable business consultant who has his world turned upside down by the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Ferrell.
—Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unredeemable
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Feeling hopeless in her quest to stop Crawford and help Delia get her life back, Elsbeth confronts the boastful judge, who is riding high on his rising star and his triumph over her.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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The hopeless woman grasps her head with one hand and checks her baby’s cheek with the other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Imagine being just 24 years old, newly fitted with an irreversible colostomy and told to start dying.—
Carissa Talmage,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Yet many feel that a profound and irreversible shift has already occurred.—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
Adjective
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As Trump’s trade war has escalated, investors have feared that the United States could inflict significant damage to the global economy — but even more harm to its own economy and perhaps irreparable damage to its own reputation.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
25 Apr. 2025
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In a 120-page ruling, the judge stated that the plaintiffs had demonstrated the proof-of-citizenship requirement would inflict irreparable harm on their clients and run counter to the public interest.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Bosworth has endometriosis, an incurable condition in which tissue grows outside the uterine lining, often leading to fatigue, cramping, heavy periods and infertility.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
4 Apr. 2025
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The incurable and terminal disease is a rare and aggressive brain tumor found on the brain stem.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Critics attack it the same way: the recent success of a provincial right-wing party led many to view Austria as a land of incorrigible neofascists, for which it was sanctioned by the EU.—
Paul Lendvai,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2011
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Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unredeemable. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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