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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
resigned to the fact that his in-laws are irredeemable practical jokers
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as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the irredeemable loss of innocence that the war brought about
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Recent Examples of irredeemable
Leviticus has the sturdy nerve and conviction to plainly state that sometimes home and family are irredeemable and worth abandoning.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Given the main character’s irredeemable personality traits and offensive humor, Sedaris doesn’t think Jerri would fit into today’s landscape.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
On both sides of the Florida straits, the family members suffered suicides, hurricanes, and dementia, adding to the book’s emotional atmosphere of physical decay, romantic anguish, and irredeemable regrets.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Given the main character’s irredeemable personality traits and offensive humor, Sedaris doesn’t think Jerri would fit into today’s landscape.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
On both sides of the Florida straits, the family members suffered suicides, hurricanes, and dementia, adding to the book’s emotional atmosphere of physical decay, romantic anguish, and irredeemable regrets.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
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At least Duncan’s daughter and fellow cadet, Teela (Eire Farrell), takes pity on the hopeless tyke.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 June 2026
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Hence the constant reports that young people are anxious, lonely, stressed, hopeless.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 May 2026
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Coral reefs, for example, are passing their planetary tipping point, a threshold that, once crossed, leads to large, accelerating, and often irreversible changes.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 June 2026
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Yet other, more controversial projects, exacting irreversible change to capital institutions, are facing greater opposition.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Chronic pulmonary fibrosis is an incurable lung condition where scarring of the lung tissue complicates breathing, per People.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
5 June 2026
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Just two days later, an MRI scan showed that the keen gymnast and netball player had an inoperable and incurable DIPG.—
Adam England,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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What was so irreparable, so insufferable?—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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The damage can lead to further problems and be irreparable.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Daisy’s strategy with Mike has always been to treat him like a misbehaved child, which works insofar as scolding an incorrigible child does.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Irredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irredeemable. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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