past saving

Too far gone

Beyond the point where rescue or redemption is possible.

Something past saving cannot be repaired, reformed, or redeemed—the damage is too complete: The marriage was past saving, By the time we noticed the leak, the documents were past saving.

Often applied to people whose moral corruption or physical decline has progressed beyond intervention.

Related

lost cause · beyond repair · ruined · damned · forsaken · terminal · dead in the water · circling the drain · unsalvageable · condemned · too far gone · point of no return · finished · dead and buried · too late · desperate · futile · wrecked

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recoverability

past savingsalvageable

Able to be rescued

savable · redeemable · recoverable · rescuable · restorable

condition/health

past savingthriving

Succeeding vigorously

flourishing · intact · in good shape · sound · whole

Family

past, save, saving, saves, saved, saver, savers, savings, savable

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG