irremediable

[ir-i-mee-dee-uh-buhl] / ˌɪr ɪˈmi di ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

hopeless

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 irredeemable 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

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He can adhere to the letter of the judge’s order and acquiesce in potentially laying the groundwork to dismiss the case at an irremediable point.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2024

For a person to be eligible for Maid in Canada, their condition must be considered irremediable.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023

We should drop the six-month requirement and keep the requirements that a patient have a grievous and irremediable medical condition, an advanced state of decline and unbearable suffering from the illness.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2023

Now, nothing but solitude, hoarse alarms, and the symptoms of irremediable ill!

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

Much time had passed when she saw the last yellow butterfly destroyed in the blades of the fan and she admitted as an irremediable truth that Mauricio Babilonia had died.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

irremediable

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