# redeemed

/ɹɪˈdimd/ (US) · /ɹɪdˈiːmd/ (UK) · CEFR B2 · Adjective

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/redeemed
Updated: 2026-05-06

## Definition

feeling that you have made up for a past mistake or saved your reputation. You use this when someone has done something good to fix a previous failure.

For teachers: having compensated for a previous fault or error; restored to a state of favor or respectability. Often used predicatively after linking verbs like 'feel' or 'seem'.

## Examples

- He felt redeemed after finally winning the championship.
- After years of public criticism, the architect felt redeemed when her latest project won a prestigious international award.
- The protagonist's journey concludes not with a simple victory, but with a quiet moment where he feels redeemed in the eyes of the community he once betrayed.

## Usage notes

- Commonly used as a participial adjective to describe a person's emotional state or moral standing.

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