irredeemable

adjective

ir·​re·​deem·​able ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 

1

: not redeemable: such as

a

: not terminable by payment of the principal

irredeemable bond

b

: inconvertible sense a

2

: being beyond remedy : hopeless

irredeemable mistakes

irredeemably

ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• hopeless
• incorrigible
• incurable
• irrecoverable
• irreformable
• irremediable
• irretrievable
• unrecoverable
• unredeemable

Examples of irredeemable in a Sentence

She does not believe that anyone is completely irredeemable.

Without intervention, the country could fall into irredeemable chaos.

Recent Examples on the Web

For some, the country is an irredeemable pariah state, responsive only to harsh punishment and containment. —Victoria Nuland, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2020

Not that the storms led to some irredeemable gaffe or unveiled some salacious scandal. —Vox Staff, Vox, 24 Oct. 2024

What the fury around her political opinions tells me is that toxic political discourse closely resembles toxic stan culture, both of which are spiritually indebted to toxic sports fandom, the original irredeemable online subculture. —Hazlitt, 23 Oct. 2024

However, none of this means that knotless braids need to be banished to the far-off lands of irredeemable hair heaven. —Tayler Adigun, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1609, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

irredeemable

adjective

ir·​re·​deem·​able ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl 

1

: not redeemable

2

: being beyond remedy : hopeless

irredeemably

-blē 

adverb