inexpiable
Cannot be absolved
Inexpiable describes something that cannot be atoned for or made right—a wrong so grave that no apology, punishment, or reparation can erase it: an inexpiable crime, inexpiable guilt.
The word is formal and literary, suggesting permanent moral stain.
What is inexpiable remains on the conscience forever.
Impossible to excuse
- irredeemableImpossible to reform
- implacableIncapable of being pacified
- unappeasableCannot be mollified
- unforgivableCannot be pardoned
inexcusable · unjustifiable · indefensible · unmitigable · unredeemable · mortal · deadly · grievous
Violation of law or code
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- mortal sinGrace-destroying spiritual offense
deadly sin · damnation · perdition · condemnation · apostasy · heresy · profanation · abomination
Cannot be undone
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- unrectifiableCannot be made right
unalterable · perpetual · enduring · everlasting · eternal · immutable · lasting · abiding
unpardonable
Impossible to excuse
- irredeemableImpossible to reform
- implacableIncapable of being pacified
- unappeasableCannot be mollified
unforgivable · inexcusable · unjustifiable · indefensible · unmitigable · unredeemable · mortal · deadly · grievous · heinous
transgression
Violation of law or code
- sacrilegeViolation of the hallowed
- blasphemyIrreverence toward the sacred
- desecrationViolating something sacred
mortal sin · deadly sin · damnation · perdition · condemnation · apostasy · heresy · profanation · abomination · atrocity
irreversible
Cannot be undone
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- irrevocableCannot be undone
unrectifiable · unalterable · perpetual · enduring · everlasting · eternal · immutable · lasting · abiding · permanent
remorse
Guilt for wrongdoing
self-condemnation · haunting · weight · stain · taint · mark · stigma · shame · unassuaged
inexpiableforgivable
Able to be pardoned
pardonable · redeemable · absolvable · venial · remissible
inexpiableexcusable
Warranting forgiveness
justifiable · defensible · acceptable · permissible · tolerable
atonement, expiate, expiation, expiatory, atonements, expiations, expiating, expiates, atonable