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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable
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as in irreparable
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
it turned out that the flood damage was not irremediable
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Recent Examples of irremediable
Many thought that a healthy forest would never thrive in impoverished, mercury-laden topsoil and that the piles of sandy tailings, the residue from the gold mining effort, and the pools of wastewater were irremediable.
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Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, if a package containing plasma is left outside during extreme weather conditions, like 20 degrees below freezing in Boston or 115-degree heat in Arizona, the contents could suffer irremediable damage that renders them unsafe for use.
—Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Though Harvard’s governing body initially stood behind Gay after what some considered a tepid response to the student groups’ statement, the plagiarism allegations proved irremediable.
—Annie Massa, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
This is not a picture of irremediable structural dysfunction that will lead inexorably to collapse.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
For example, if a package containing plasma is left outside during extreme weather conditions, like 20 degrees below freezing in Boston or 115-degree heat in Arizona, the contents could suffer irremediable damage that renders them unsafe for use.
—Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Though Harvard’s governing body initially stood behind Gay after what some considered a tepid response to the student groups’ statement, the plagiarism allegations proved irremediable.
—Annie Massa, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
This is not a picture of irremediable structural dysfunction that will lead inexorably to collapse.
—Fareed Zakaria, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irremediable
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Near the end of the movie, there’s a heavy sense of dread—everyone feels hopeless, and exhausted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here is the regular guy who loves shooting hoops, who is hopeless with a hammer, who loves a self-deprecating story about walking into a glass wall or almost falling off a ladder, and whose wife, Lori, is always, always right.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
27 Jan. 2026
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Difficulty working through conflict with those close to us can cause irreparable harm to families and relationships.—
Richard Balkin,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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The reputational loss that the United States has suffered is consequential, and possibly irreparable in the next decade or so.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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In the psychological horror story, ambitious young psychiatrist Parker attempts to make a name for himself by treating Josephine Todd (Berry), the famously incurable patient at his hospital.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2026
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Among them included a young girl who was diagnosed with a deadly and incurable glioblastoma at only 9 years old.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Experts believe misinformation is leading to this decline but strongly recommend vitamin K shots to prevent irreversible harm.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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Forced to make a restrained but irreversible decision, the film observes a man whose inner truth remains elusive, caught between devotion, dignity and loss.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2026
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This dreamscape of the island, like that of the jungle, illuminates in children’s literature a sense of utopia and longing about childhood as a not-quite-place, situated in an irretrievable past-yet-future, while at the same time rooted in an anti-utopian logic of adulthood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
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Alcaraz broke the Italian twice, winning the set with an incredible backhand flick from what looked like an irretrievable position and cupping his ear.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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