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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.
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Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
Adaptive sport is about redeeming what at first might look like an unredeemable story.
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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.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
The Athletic,
22 Nov. 2024
These are characters that sometimes may seem unredeemable.
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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.
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Robert English,
EW.com,
21 Aug. 2023
The most unlikable among them aren’t totally unredeemable.
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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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The 41-year-old Portuguese footballer managed to put two past a hopeless Uzbekistan, becoming the first player to score in six consecutive World Cups.
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The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.
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Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions will no longer have to certify annually.
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Adding a requirement for explicit user confirmation when sensitive or irreversible actions are about to be taken.
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Want to know why the San Francisco Giants are an irredeemable, unwatchable mess?
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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.
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The judge found the department overstepped its authority by adding criteria not specified by Congress, agreeing the rule would cause irreparable harm.
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Plus, dust will collect if they’ve been forgotten about, causing irreparable damage.
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Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions will no longer have to certify annually.
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She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.
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The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.
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Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.
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“Unredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unredeemable. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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