as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an incurable flirt at school dances
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Recent Examples of incurable
But after bouts of food poisoning on her vacation, she was diagnosed with an incurable autoimmune disease.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Her uncle was diagnosed with an incurable cancer, though he's been able to manage it by overhauling his diet in conjunction with regular chemotherapy rounds.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The affliction is incurable, but Kevin treated his audience to detailed accountings of his treatments and of the status of his health, often with good humor, after he was first diagnosed in 2014.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier learned that three of their four children were losing their vision because of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive, incurable retinal disease.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Her uncle was diagnosed with an incurable cancer, though he's been able to manage it by overhauling his diet in conjunction with regular chemotherapy rounds.
—Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The affliction is incurable, but Kevin treated his audience to detailed accountings of his treatments and of the status of his health, often with good humor, after he was first diagnosed in 2014.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
In 2018, Edith Lemay and Sébastien Pelletier learned that three of their four children were losing their vision because of retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a progressive, incurable retinal disease.
—Andrew Leland, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurable
Adjective
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Feeling hopeless in her quest to stop Crawford and help Delia get her life back, Elsbeth confronts the boastful judge, who is riding high on his rising star and his triumph over her.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2025
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Chelsea Smith thought that celebrities, feeling empty and hopeless even with all their success, could benefit from the Gospel.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Critics attack it the same way: the recent success of a provincial right-wing party led many to view Austria as a land of incorrigible neofascists, for which it was sanctioned by the EU.—
Paul Lendvai,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Mar. 2011
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Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurable. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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