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Synonyms for irremediable

  • adjective

Most common

irreversible irreparable irretrievable irrecoverable hopeless incurable irrevocable incorrigible

All synonyms

Adjective

irreparable, irretrievable, irreversible, irrecoverable, incurable, irrevocable, hopeless, incorrigible, unmitigable, remediless, irreclaimable

Antonyms

remediable, curable

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Unable to be remedied, cured, corrected or repaired; irreparable, incurable.

Example sentences

  • irreversible Many people believe global warming is irreversible.
  • irreparable The depredation of the palace was irreparable.
  • irretrievable It looks like the data you lost on your computer is irretrievable.
  • hopeless Lee did not agree that the situation was hopeless.
  • incurable We suffer from an incurable disease called hope.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
irremediablesteady
irreversiblesteady
irreparablefalling
irretrievablefalling
irrecoverablefalling
hopelessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

8 letters
hopeless2
9 letters
incurable4
10 letters
remediless
11 letters
irreparable5, irrevocable5, unmitigable
12 letters
irreversible5, incorrigible5
13 letters
irretrievable, irrecoverable, irreclaimable

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hopeless2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
irrémédiable
Italiano
irrimediabile
Español
irremediable