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Definitions

irredeemable

[ir-i-dee-muh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈdi mə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
hopeless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desperate forlorn helpless impossible pointless sad tragic useless
WEAK
bad beyond recall cynical dejected demoralized despairing despondent disconsolate discouraging downhearted fatal gone goner ill-fated impracticable in despair incurable irreparable irreversible irrevocable lost menacing no-win past hope shot down sinister sunk threatening unachievable unavailing unfortunate unmitigable up the creek vain woebegone worsening
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cheerful good happy hopeful joyful
WEAK
auspicious bright encouraging expectant optimistic promising propitious rosy
ADJECTIVE
incorrigible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hardened
WEAK
abandoned beastly incurable intractable inveterate irreparable loser recidivous uncorrectable unreformed useless wicked
Antonyms
WEAK
good manageable nice obedient reformable
ADJECTIVE
irremediable
Synonyms
WEAK
bad beyond recall cureless cynical dejected demoralized despairing desperate despondent disconsolate discouraging downhearted fatal forlorn gone goner helpless ill-fated impossible impracticable in despair incurable irreparable irreversible irrevocable lost menacing no-win past hope pointless sad shot down sinister sunk threatening tragic unachievable unavailing unfortunate unmitigable up the creek useless vain woebegone worsening
ADJECTIVE
irreparable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
irreplaceable irreversible
WEAK
beyond repair broken cureless destroyed hopeless impossible incorrigible incurable irrecoverable irremediable irremedial irretrievable ruined uncorrectable unrecoverable
Antonyms
WEAK
fixable mendable repairable reparable

Example Sentences

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After contacting liquidators, Ms Roberts was told the vouchers were irredeemable and it was not possible for refunds to be issued.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2024

Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2024

The next step is to turn from this focus on the death penalty’s irredeemable flaws to a broader critique of its moral offensiveness.

From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024

Although Sal accepts that his life is an irredeemable mess, in his role as a rabbi he embraces the opportunities to be of service to his congregation.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Historiographic conceits aside, Polybius was born in Arcadia, notorious throughout antiquity as an irredeemable backwater.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro