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
2
: being beyond remedy : hopeless
irredeemable mistakes
Examples of irredeemable in a Sentence
She does not believe that anyone is completely irredeemable.
Without intervention, the country could fall into irredeemable chaos.
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When dissent is silenced as betrayal in one place and dismissed as irredeemable in another, who is allowed to imagine something other than perpetual war?
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Guy Ben-Aharon, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
Of course, writers have experimented with the irredeemable nature of the orcs, and many created sympathetic and heroic orc characters (in fact, even Douglas’ much-mocked novel features an unlikely orcish hero).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Then came Trump, and the irredeemable enjoyed sudden redemption.
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Could an irredeemable loner doomed to a life peering from the outside in do this?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
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Guy Ben-Aharon, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
Of course, writers have experimented with the irredeemable nature of the orcs, and many created sympathetic and heroic orc characters (in fact, even Douglas’ much-mocked novel features an unlikely orcish hero).
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Then came Trump, and the irredeemable enjoyed sudden redemption.
—Andrew J. Bacevich, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2017
Could an irredeemable loner doomed to a life peering from the outside in do this?
—Alison Herman, Variety, 26 May 2025
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“Irredeemable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irredeemable. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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irredeemable
adjective
ir·re·deem·able
ˌir-i-ˈdē-mə-bəl
1
: not redeemable
2
: being beyond remedy : hopeless
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