SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
irredeemable
adjective
Beyond recovery, correction, or improvement in the relevant context.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Beyond correction or recovery
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Usage distinction
Return to topIrreparable suits damage; unreformable suits conduct. Irredeemable is a strong judgment about possibility of recovery.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See irredeemable in use
The editor considered the plot flawed but far from irredeemable.
The neglected station itself is not irredeemable, because its remaining residents identify workable repairs and begin restoring the shared courtyard.
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