incurable
adjective
in·cur·able
(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 
: not curable
an incurable disease
broadly
: not likely to be changed or corrected
incurable optimism
incurable
noun
Examples of incurable in a Sentence
an incurable flirt at school dances
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If babies receive all three doses, 98% of them have immunity from the incurable virus, with the protection lasting at least 30 years.
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Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Dion faced yet another setback when she was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disease that can cause debilitating muscle spasms.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
In honor of Bruce Willis, who’s been battling frontotemporal dementia for two years, last night’s Soho Sessions aimed to raise awareness of (and funds for) the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), the organization leading research into the incurable condition.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
In December 2024, Turner revealed he'd been diagnosed with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, an incurable bone marrow cancer.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
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Jackie Fortiér, NPR, 3 Dec. 2025
In 2022, Dion faced yet another setback when she was diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, a rare and incurable neurological disease that can cause debilitating muscle spasms.
—Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
In honor of Bruce Willis, who’s been battling frontotemporal dementia for two years, last night’s Soho Sessions aimed to raise awareness of (and funds for) the Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration (AFTD), the organization leading research into the incurable condition.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2025
In December 2024, Turner revealed he'd been diagnosed with Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, an incurable bone marrow cancer.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for incurable
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incurable. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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