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irredeemable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of irredeemable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed
  • resigned to the fact that his in-laws are irredeemable practical jokers
Synonyms of irredeemable

hopeless, incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irreformable, irremediable, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Words Related to irredeemable

irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable

unencouraging, unpromising

impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant
Near Antonyms of irredeemable

reversible

encouraging, promising

penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageable
Antonyms of irredeemable

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
2 not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
  • the irredeemable loss of innocence that the war brought about
Synonyms of irredeemable

irrecoverable, irremediable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemable
Words Related to irredeemable

irreplaceable, irrevocable

unredeemed
Near Antonyms of irredeemable

corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repaired
Antonyms of irredeemable

correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable

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