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adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkȯr-ə-jə-bəl How to pronounce incorrigible (audio)
Definition of incorrigiblenext
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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incorrigible

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noun

as in delinquent

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Recent Examples of incorrigible
Adjective
Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026 Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large. — David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026 From the moment the seventy-nine-year-old Cher walked onstage to both accept a lifetime-achievement award and to announce the winner of Record of the Year, the broadcast entered into a sort of incorrigible fugue state. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026 But Hossam said that despite these efforts, a lot of the opportunistic joiners are incorrigible troublemakers. — Mara R. Revkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2016 See All Example Sentences for incorrigible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incorrigible
  1. hopeless
  2. delinquent
  3. incurable
  4. bankrupt
Adjective
  • Michael Johnston plays Bear, a music store employee who has a hopeless crush on his co-worker Nikki.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Waymo’s fleet of autonomous taxis has garnered a reputation for causing mayhem on public streets, from trapping drivers in hours of hopeless gridlock to driving into oncoming traffic.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 8 July 2026
Definition of hopeless
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  • These arrangements involve negotiating with creditors to accept less than the full balance owed, but the accounts are typically left delinquent during the negotiation period.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But Miller did say the teen had recently started hanging out with the wrong crowd and became a teenage delinquent.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
Definition of delinquent
Adjective
  • 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
  • At that time, she was given 12 to 18 months to live and was told that her cancer was incurable.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of incurable
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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
  • 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
Definition of bankrupt

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