1
as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
unredeemable sinners
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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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Written and directed by Barker, Obsession centers on a music store employee named Bear (Michael Johnston), a hopeless romantic who has fallen for a co-worker named Nikki (Inde Navarrette).—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Cowboys fans and hopeless romantics alike have the Cavinder Twins to thank for that.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, respected worldwide as a global authority on financial risk, has warned withdrawals from nature have far exceeded deposits and many of our accounts are now overdrawn, risking irreversible collapse.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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San Antonio headed to the locker room with a seemingly irreversible 76-49 lead before the Knicks rallied to do their Team of Destiny thing.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 June 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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This loss of fundraising time and potential is also definitionally irreparable, and the public interest weighs in favor of an economically viable Center.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
12 June 2026
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The appeals court said the administration could suffer irreparable harm, including disruptions to America’s trade policy, if the duties were not allowed to be collected while the appeal process plays out.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
11 June 2026
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With no way to secure this crucial boundary, Microsoft and its peers are left to erect complicated and ad hoc guardrails designed to rein in the consequences of this incurable gullibility.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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Both are incurable, progressive and require daily maintenance to slow progression.—
Jay Sparks,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 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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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unredeemable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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