1
as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
unredeemable sinners
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2
as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
misspelling the name of the store on the sign was hardly an unredeemable error—you can paint over your mistake
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Recent Examples of unredeemable
And every character seems dangerously teetering on a knife’s edge of something unredeemable, a hallmark of Ellroy’s hyperventilating plots.
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Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
On paper, Troy sounds unredeemable, but Missick brings empathy, humanity and longing to the role.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Adaptive sport is about redeeming what at first might look like an unredeemable story.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reynolds portrays Clint Briggs, a supposedly unredeemable business consultant who has his world turned upside down by the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Ferrell.
—Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023
The most unlikable among them aren’t totally unredeemable.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Apr. 2026
On paper, Troy sounds unredeemable, but Missick brings empathy, humanity and longing to the role.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
Adaptive sport is about redeeming what at first might look like an unredeemable story.
—Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026
The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reynolds portrays Clint Briggs, a supposedly unredeemable business consultant who has his world turned upside down by the Ghost of Christmas Present, played by Ferrell.
—Robert English, EW.com, 21 Aug. 2023
The most unlikable among them aren’t totally unredeemable.
—Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 5 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unredeemable
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Obsession also stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
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With an emotional reaction that was joyful, not hopeless.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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This control sequence, called a Hamiltonian, acts like Maxwell’s demon, flip-flopping a supposedly irreversible sequence of events forward to backward.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
21 Apr. 2026
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Harder drugs don’t always offer the same flexibility, precisely because their consequences are so immediate and too often irreversible.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
20 Apr. 2026
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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
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Against lesser sides such as West Bromwich Albion — where a two-goal half-time deficit on Good Friday was turned around sufficiently to rescue a point — such a position is far from irredeemable.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Whether that attention is welcome is secondary to what appears to be a deep — and potentially irreparable — rift on the political right.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2026
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The thing is, Ye’s words and actions the last few years have caused incalculable, irreparable damage.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Poet-activist Andrea Gibson and their partner Megan Falley confront Andrea’s incurable ovarian cancer diagnosis as cameras follow them, exploring how this journey deepens their love and appreciation for life.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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In the 1980s and 1990s, the figure of the addict abruptly shifted from being considered deserving of medical treatment to being seen as an emblem of incurable criminality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 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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Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unredeemable. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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