INCURABLE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

incurable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl

Definition of incurable

as in hopeless

not capable of being cured or reformed an incurable flirt at school dances

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Recent Examples of incurable Asa has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a rare, incurable, life-limiting genetic disease that gradually weakens every muscle in the body. — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026 That means that having a diagnosis of psoriasis — a condition which, according to the Mayo Clinic, is a chronic and incurable skin disease that causes a rash with itchy, scaly and sometimes painful patches — can be a difficult one to deal with. — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026 Sullenberger is the second major Bay Area celebrity in the past month to reveal he’s been diagnosed with the incurable disorder, which, over time, slows a person’s movements, memory and speech. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 14 July 2026 With no way to secure this crucial boundary, Microsoft and its peers are left to erect complicated and ad hoc guardrails designed to rein in the consequences of this incurable gullibility. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for incurable

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The hopeless romantic in me was shoved out of the way by the football fan.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
The wartime mood among European and American intellectuals was hopeless, or, rather, in her estimation, helpless.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of hopeless

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In interviews, colleagues and friends have painted the portrait of Galliano before his downfall as a brilliant designer as well as an incorrigible drunk who trashed hotel rooms.

— Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Graham, who died unexpectedly on July 11 at age 71, was equally irascible and incorrigible.

— Philip Elliott, Time, 28 July 2026

Definition of incorrigible

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