irremediable

1 not capable of being cured or reformed the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable Synonyms incorrigible, incurable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, hopeless, irretrievable, unrecoverable, unredeemableRelated Words irreparable, irreversible, uncorrectable; unencouraging, unpromising; impenitent, unreformed, unregenerate, unrepentantNear Antonyms reversible; encouraging, promising; penitent, regretful, remorseful, repentant, rueful, sorry; correctable, fixable, rectifiable, repairable, reparable, salvable, salvageableAntonyms 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 irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, unrecoverable, unredeemableRelated Words irreplaceable, irrevocable; unredeemedNear Antonyms corrected, fixed, recovered, remedied, repairedAntonyms correctable, corrigible, fixable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, retrievable, undoable