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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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.
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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
Lee, who has been using her platform to open up about her diagnosis with an incurable kidney disease, also made comments on navigating life beyond the beam following her successful run at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
What the Becks didn’t know was that their daughter was born with a rare genetic defect—an incurable, untreatable mutation that caused her death within days.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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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
Lee, who has been using her platform to open up about her diagnosis with an incurable kidney disease, also made comments on navigating life beyond the beam following her successful run at the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
What the Becks didn’t know was that their daughter was born with a rare genetic defect—an incurable, untreatable mutation that caused her death within days.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incurable. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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