as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an incorrigible criminal who should spend the rest of his life behind bars
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Recent Examples of incorrigible
Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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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Noun
Even from beyond the grave, that man proves to be incorrigible in his audacity.
—Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
Bridget’s old on-again, off-again boss/beau Daniel Cleaver (played by the gloriously incorrigible Hugh Grant) drifts in and out of the story.
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Mahler-Werfel was described as an incorrigible antisemite who enslaved Jewish men and drove them to early graves.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for incorrigible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrigible
Adjective
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Nearly half of them reported feeling down, depressed or hopeless and experiencing sleep disturbances.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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The movie stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Mama tried, as the song famously says, but young Merle acted out by becoming a rather dedicated juvenile delinquent from the time of that death until his early 20s, constantly in and out of jails or other facilities where beatings became a way of life.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Aug. 2025
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In 1877: Already known as a delinquent and thief, Billy the Kid shot an Arizona blacksmith in a fight over a poker game.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
17 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Recent reports about his illness had suggested the cancer was incurable, but manageable.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
10 Sep. 2025
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However, the statute doesn’t address incurable violations, such as, for example, unsafe driving, raucous disturbances, or misuse of common facilities.—
Kelly G. Richardson,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The fight almost bankrupts the town of Shelby, Montana, which borrowed heavily to stage it. 1930 — Helen Wills Moody wins her fourth straight singles title at Wimbledon with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Elizabeth Ryan.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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The expectation is set early in the series, when an alderman who tries to swindle George bankrupts himself in the process, then kills himself in shame.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 June 2025
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“Incorrigible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incorrigible. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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