Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb redeem
6 senses of redeem
Sense 1
deliver, redeem, save -- (save from sins)
Sense 2
redeem -- (restore the honor or worth of)
=> restore, reinstate, reestablish -- (bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; "restore law and order"; "reestablish peace in the region"; "restore the emperor to the throne")
Sense 3
redeem -- (to turn in (vouchers or coupons) and receive something in exchange)
=> exchange, change, interchange -- (give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year")
Sense 4
ransom, redeem -- (exchange or buy back for money; under threat)
=> exchange, change, interchange -- (give to, and receive from, one another; "Would you change places with me?"; "We have been exchanging letters for a year")
Sense 5
redeem, pay off -- (pay off (loans or promissory notes))
=> pay -- (give money, usually in exchange for goods or services; "I paid four dollars for this sandwich"; "Pay the waitress, please")
Sense 6
redeem -- (convert into cash; of commercial papers)
=> cash, cash in -- (exchange for cash; "I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail")
Antonyms of adj redeemed
1 sense of redeemed
Sense 1
ransomed, redeemed -- (saved from the bondage of sin)
INDIRECT (VIA saved) -> lost -- (spiritually or physically doomed or destroyed; "lost souls"; "a lost generation"; "a lost ship"; "the lost platoon")
Similarity of adj redeemed
1 sense of redeemed
Sense 1
ransomed, redeemed -- (saved from the bondage of sin)
=> saved (vs. lost) -- (rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin; "a saved soul")