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irremediable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of irremediable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed
  • the firm belief that no convicted criminal is irremediable
Synonyms of irremediable

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

irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable

unencouraging, unpromising

impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentant
Near Antonyms of irremediable

reversible

encouraging, promising

penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry

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

curable, reclaimable, recoverable, redeemable, reformable, remediable, retrievable, savable (or saveable)
2 not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
  • It turned out that the flood damage was not irremediable.
Synonyms of irremediable

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

irreplaceable, irrevocable

unredeemed
Near Antonyms of irremediable

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

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

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