inexpiable

Examples

• All

• Many believe that the crime he committed was so heinous that it remains inexpiable.

• The reason is that he believed, as we said above, that the variety of values fundamentally was a conflict, "an inexpiable war."

  Academic text (2002)

• The coercer has a terrible and, in a sense, inexpiable responsibility.

  Academic text (1992)

• His actions caused an inexpiable rift in their friendship that could never be repaired.

• The director faced an inexpiable backlash after the release of his controversial film.

Synonyms

U

unforgivable

vsinexpiable

45 5.2

So bad that people will not accept it

cannot be made right even by any atonement

I

inexcusable

vsinexpiable

35 5.6

Too bad to be forgiven

cannot be atoned for even if one tries to make amends

U

unpardonable

vsinexpiable

3 7.6

An action so bad that people cannot forgive it

cannot be made acceptable again by any act of atonement

I

irredeemable

vsinexpiable

2 8.2

Not able to be changed for the better

refers to wrongs that cannot be atoned for or forgiven

U

unredeemable

vsinexpiable

1 8.6

Cannot be changed to be good again

describes faults that cannot be made right even by apology or penance

U

unrelievable

vsinexpiable

• Specialized

9.9

Not able to be forgiven or cancelled, especially debts

applies to moral faults that cannot be made right by any atonement

Antonyms

E

expiable

• Formal

9.9

Can be forgiven if someone shows true regret

How Forgivable

forgivable

7 3.3

inexcusable

35 5.6

inexpiable

• Literature

9.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology