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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
This big band take of a song already teetering on irredeemable absurdity, wants to be lush and seductive.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irredeemable
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The dance begin and the people are hopeless, bumping into one another but totally enjoying the experience.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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The 60-year-old actress — who has famously portrayed hopeless romantic Charlotte York on the SATC franchise since 1998 — got candid about her brief romance with Alec Baldwin on a recent episode of Rob Lowe's Literally!—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Moreover, damage to the donor area can be irreversible.—
Kyle J. Russell,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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The disorder has long been considered irreversible.—
Alex Knapp,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Its lead drug candidate, a potential drug for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease, has shown positive results in a mid-stage human trial in the U.S., the company said in November.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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The affliction is incurable, but Kevin treated his audience to detailed accountings of his treatments and of the status of his health, often with good humor, after he was first diagnosed in 2014.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2025
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However, his critics attest that progress without values can cause irreparable damage to a culture—such as producing a product without much thought to the social or environmental impact.—
Harry Kraemer,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The damage Trump has done to NATO is probably irreparable.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 2025
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Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Irredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irredeemable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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