UNREDEEMABLE Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

unredeemable

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈdē-mə-bəl

Definition of unredeemable

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. — 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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unredeemable

Adjective

Waymo’s fleet of autonomous taxis has garnered a reputation for causing mayhem on public streets, from trapping drivers in hours of hopeless gridlock to driving into oncoming traffic.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
Released in theaters on May 15, Obsession follows the harrowing path of Bear (Johnston), a lovelorn music store employee who has a hopeless crush on his co-worker, Nikki (Navarrette).

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of hopeless

Adjective

Meanwhile, in the 'Before Times,' journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 2 July 2026
In addition, patients with incurable or irreversible conditions no longer have to certify annually.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of irreversible

Adjective

The lawsuit states that Kuka has singlehandedly caused irreparable harm to Boca View by refusing to abide by Florida law and the association’s own bylaws in order to further her self-serving agenda.

— Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
And there’s no guarantee that Illinois would grant the license, threatening irreparable harms, including income and reputation loss, Kalshi argued.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2026

Definition of irreparable

Adjective

In addition, patients with incurable or irreversible conditions no longer have to certify annually.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 1 July 2026
She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Definition of incurable

Adjective

The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of incorrigible

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