irremediable
Cannot be fixed
Irremediable describes something that cannot be fixed, cured, or set right: The scandal caused irremediable damage to his reputation.
The word suggests finality—once something is irremediable, no remedy exists.
It appears in formal contexts discussing permanent harm or loss: an irremediable breach of trust, irremediable differences between the parties.
Cannot be healed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- unfixableCannot be mended
- irreparableCannot be fixed
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
unrecoverable · beyond repair · final · lasting · enduring · perpetual · indelible · unalterable
Damaged beyond function
- estrangedSeparated by emotional distance
- severedCut off completely
- destroyedMade to cease existing
- shatteredBroken into fragments
ruined · fractured · alienated · irreparable · betrayal · divorce · breach · rift
Cannot be healed
- terminalAt the endpoint
- inoperableCannot be repaired
- untreatableCannot be healed
- chronicPersisting over time
degenerative · fatal · malignant · progressive · palliative · hospice · prognosis · diagnosis
Cannot be pardoned
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- irredeemableImpossible to reform
- damnedCondemned to hell
fallen · corrupt · depraved · lost · ruined · sinful · wicked · reprobate
Causing complete destruction
- disastrousCausing great damage
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
- calamitousCausing great damage
fatal · tragic · destructive · cataclysmic · apocalyptic · wholesale · total · complete
incurable
Cannot be healed
- irreversibleCannot be undone
- unfixableCannot be mended
- irreparableCannot be fixed
hopeless · unrecoverable · beyond repair · final · lasting · enduring · perpetual · indelible · unalterable · unchangeable
broken
Damaged beyond function
shattered · ruined · fractured · alienated · irreparable · betrayal · divorce · breach · rift · chasm
incurable
Cannot be healed
- terminalAt the endpoint
- inoperableCannot be repaired
- untreatableCannot be healed
chronic · degenerative · fatal · malignant · progressive · palliative · hospice · prognosis · diagnosis · condition
unforgivable
Cannot be pardoned
- inexcusableImpossible to justify
- unpardonableImpossible to excuse
- irredeemableImpossible to reform
damned · fallen · corrupt · depraved · lost · ruined · sinful · wicked · reprobate · hardened
catastrophic
Causing complete destruction
- disastrousCausing great damage
- devastatingCausing severe damage
- ruinousCausing severe destruction
calamitous · fatal · tragic · destructive · cataclysmic · apocalyptic · wholesale · total · complete · utter
irremediableremediable
Capable of correction
fixable · curable · reparable · correctable · repairable