Irredeemable
adjective
Not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.
He is an irredeemable liar.
Often appears as...
- irredeemable criminal
- irredeemable mistake
adjective
Not able to be redeemed or exchanged.
These bonds are irredeemable.
Often appears as...
- irredeemable debt
- irredeemable bonds
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Not able to be saved, improved, or corrected.
He is an irredeemable liar.
Often appears as...
- irredeemable criminal
- irredeemable mistake
adjective
Not able to be redeemed or exchanged.
These bonds are irredeemable.
Often appears as...
- irredeemable debt
- irredeemable bonds
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Suggests a person or situation has no potential for change or improvement.
The corrupt politician seemed an irredeemable character in the public's eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Criticism
Used to express severe disapproval or censure of actions or character.
After betraying his friends, they called him irredeemable.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Repair
Refers to something so badly damaged it cannot be restored to its original state.
The ancient ruins were considered irredeemable after the earthquake.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Suggests a person or situation has no potential for change or improvement.
The corrupt politician seemed an irredeemable character in the public's eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Criticism
Used to express severe disapproval or censure of actions or character.
After betraying his friends, they called him irredeemable.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Repair
Refers to something so badly damaged it cannot be restored to its original state.
The ancient ruins were considered irredeemable after the earthquake.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Suggests a person or situation has no potential for change or improvement.
The corrupt politician seemed an irredeemable character in the public's eyes.
Pro Tip 2/3Strong Criticism
Used to express severe disapproval or censure of actions or character.
After betraying his friends, they called him irredeemable.
Pro Tip 3/3Beyond Repair
Refers to something so badly damaged it cannot be restored to its original state.
The ancient ruins were considered irredeemable after the earthquake.
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Video examples
Inside the bizarre world...
So let me leave you with this. You know, a few years ago it was really fashionable to say that the internet was a revolutionary tool that was going to bring us all together. It's now more fashionable to say that the internet is a huge, irredeemable dumpster fire.
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Inside the bizarre world...
So let me leave you with this. You know, a few years ago it was really fashionable to say that the internet was a revolutionary tool that was going to bring us all together. It's now more fashionable to say that the internet is a huge, irredeemable dumpster fire.
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Quote examples
Tom Bissell
American Journalist
I mostly associated video game storytelling with unforgivable clumsiness, irredeemable incompetence - and suddenly, I was finding the aesthetic and formal concerns I'd always associated with fiction: storytelling, form, the medium, character. That kind of shocked me.
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Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind.
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Jeff Giles
American Editor
I'm definitely interested in two questions: 'Is anybody ever really irredeemable?' and 'How much are we all prepared to do for each other?
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Richard Ben Cramer
American Journalist
Certainly no man could be such an irredeemable 'schlub' as the American press portrays its losers.
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Tom Bissell
American Journalist
I mostly associated video game storytelling with unforgivable clumsiness, irredeemable incompetence - and suddenly, I was finding the aesthetic and formal concerns I'd always associated with fiction: storytelling, form, the medium, character. That kind of shocked me.
Quote examples
Nick Harkaway
English Novelist
I'm an irredeemable urbanite. I can't imagine living more than a five-minute walk from my fellow human beings. Other people are vital to my peace of mind.
Quote examples
Jeff Giles
American Editor
I'm definitely interested in two questions: 'Is anybody ever really irredeemable?' and 'How much are we all prepared to do for each other?
Quote examples
Richard Ben Cramer
American Journalist
Certainly no man could be such an irredeemable 'schlub' as the American press portrays its losers.
Example 1 of 4
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