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as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
resigned to the fact that his in-laws are irredeemable practical jokers
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as in irreversible
not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone
the irredeemable loss of innocence that the war brought about
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Recent Examples of irredeemable
Leviticus has the sturdy nerve and conviction to plainly state that sometimes home and family are irredeemable and worth abandoning.
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Given the main character’s irredeemable personality traits and offensive humor, Sedaris doesn’t think Jerri would fit into today’s landscape.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
On both sides of the Florida straits, the family members suffered suicides, hurricanes, and dementia, adding to the book’s emotional atmosphere of physical decay, romantic anguish, and irredeemable regrets.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Jan. 2026
Given the main character’s irredeemable personality traits and offensive humor, Sedaris doesn’t think Jerri would fit into today’s landscape.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
On both sides of the Florida straits, the family members suffered suicides, hurricanes, and dementia, adding to the book’s emotional atmosphere of physical decay, romantic anguish, and irredeemable regrets.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
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That reality makes the climb for promising teams like the Magic feel almost hopeless.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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To Some New Island Guests With a competitive streak a mile wide, Penny (Roorbach) is charming, popular, and a hopeless romantic – for now, anyway.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
7 May 2026
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That danger has become dramatically clear in California, where officials have been grappling with an epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible lung disease.—
Nell Greenfieldboyce,
NPR,
18 May 2026
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Separate reversible work from irreversible work.—
Oleg Malii,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions are now also exempt from annual certification requirements.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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According to Cotromano, the doctor overseeing her testing was not fully versed in the severity of Huntington's disease and lacked the bedside manner needed to deliver news about an incurable diagnosis.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded several longstanding environmental regulations, including gutting the 2009 endangerment finding and rolling back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants, which advocates say will cause irreparable harm.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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The Court’s tendency to side with the White House in such cases, if only temporarily, has allowed serious constitutional harm to continue, and has, in some cases, done irreparable damage.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 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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Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large.—
David Pierce,
The Verge,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Irredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irredeemable. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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