irreformable

Beyond all correction

Irreformable describes something that cannot be reformed, altered, or amended.

The term appears most often in Catholic theology, where certain papal pronouncements are declared irreformable—settled doctrine not subject to revision: The council held that the definition was irreformable.

Outside religious contexts, irreformable may describe a person beyond rehabilitation or a system resistant to change.

incorrigible

unrepentant

Feeling no remorse

unredeemableImpossible to save
hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
recidivistHabitual criminal returner

incorrigible · unapologetic · delinquent · wayward · unashamed · defiant · brazen · impudent · persistent · perverse

permanent

immutable

Incapable of being changed

unalterableIncapable of being changed
unchangeableImpossible to modify
fixedRestored or immovable

indelible · eternal · permanent · enduring · lasting · unchanging · invariable · constant · perpetual · irreversible

stubborn

obstinate

Firmly refusing to yield

intractableImpossible to manage
unyieldingRefusing to give way
adamantStubbornly refusing to yield

recalcitrant · unbending · inflexible · headstrong · willful · bullheaded · mulish · dogged · implacable · uncompromising

Opposites

capacity for positive change

irreformablereformable

Able to be corrected

improvable · changeable · malleable · teachable · corrigible

fixability of flaws or damage

irreformablefixable

Capable of being mended

repairable · reparable · remediable · rectifiable · correctable

moral redeemability

irreformableredeemable

Able to be reclaimed

savable · saveable · reclaimable · repentant · remorseful

Family

reform, reformed, reformer, reforms, reforming, reformation, reformist, deformation, reformable

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