unmendable

The seamstress sadly set aside the unmendable shirt.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not able to be repaired or fixed: "unmendable" describes something that cannot be mended, restored to a good condition, or corrected. This applies both to physical objects (like torn fabric) and abstract things (like errors or relationships).

Usage Examples

• (The damage was beyond repair.)
• (The emotional break could not be fixed.)
• (The error could not be corrected.)

Advanced Usage

• "unmendable damage": irreversible harm or destruction.

  • The flood caused unmendable damage to the ancient manuscripts. (The harm could not be repaired.)

• "unmendable mistake": an error that cannot be rectified.

  • His hasty words left an unmendable mistake in their friendship. (The mistake could not be undone.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mendable (adj): capable of being repaired or corrected.

  • The torn dress is mendable with a needle and thread. (It can be fixed.)

• Unmended (adj): not repaired; left in a broken state.

  • The unmended fence let the animals escape. (The fence was not fixed.)

• Unmendably (adv): in a way that cannot be repaired.

  • The glass was unmendably shattered. (It could not be fixed at all.)

Synonyms

• Irreparable: impossible to repair or rectify.
• Irreversible: not able to be changed back to a previous state.
• Unfixable: not able to be made right.

Related Idioms

• Beyond repair: in a state where fixing is impossible.

  • The old car was beyond repair, so they sold it for scrap. (It was unmendable.)

• A lost cause: something that cannot be saved or corrected.

  • Trying to save that relationship is a lost cause. (It is unmendable.)