irredeemable

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl How to pronounce irredeemable (audio)
Definition of irredeemablenext
1
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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2
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 For movies, weed existed in its own sort of ecosystem as a world of petty rebellion and elastic logic, where characters could spiral into genuine obstacles without necessarily becoming irredeemable people. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 20 Apr. 2026 Ultimately, Borgli seems uninterested in drawing clear lines between right and wrong, preferring instead to let audiences make up their own minds about what is irredeemable and what’s not. — Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 Apr. 2026 By the end, Moral Orel was not using caricatures to spoof these dummies and the whole concept of religion but looking deeply at them and seeing flawed, but perhaps not irredeemable, people. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026 Leviticus has the sturdy nerve and conviction to plainly state that sometimes home and family are irredeemable and worth abandoning. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irredeemable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
  1. hopeless
  2. irreversible
  3. incurable
  4. irreparable
  5. incorrigible
Adjective
  • Echoing her sentiments, Shaharier remembered feeling hopeless when his baby boy was born so early.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026
  • Indeed, Russia’s mass barrages last winter of Ukrainian cities and energy infrastructure – designed to keep Ukrainians cold, in the dark, and hopeless during the most frigid winter of recent years – are now being answered by Ukraine.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 July 2026
Definition of hopeless
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  • The second half follows the next generation of Buendías as progress and modernity reshape the town, sending Macondo on an irreversible path toward decline – and the fulfillment of its long-foretold curse.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 17 July 2026
  • That pressure can turn years of savings into an irreversible transfer.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of irreversible
Adjective
  • An ounce of prevention in this environment is worth much more than a pound of cure — especially where incurable health conditions are concerned and exacerbated.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Sullenberger is the second major Bay Area celebrity in the past month to reveal he’s been diagnosed with the incurable disorder, which, over time, slows a person’s movements, memory and speech.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Definition of incurable
Adjective
  • Parties seeking either kind of preliminary relief must show a likelihood of success on the merits, a likelihood of irreparable harm in the absence of a court order, and that the order would be in the public interest.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 20 July 2026
  • When Moore finally abandons the pretense and focuses in earnest on his presidential ambitions, the damage to Maryland will be incalculable and likely irreparable.
    — Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
Definition of irreparable
Adjective
  • Graham, who died unexpectedly on July 11 at age 71, was equally irascible and incorrigible.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026
  • The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
    — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of incorrigible

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