Synonyms of incurable

incurable

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkyu̇r-ə-bəl 

as in hopeless

not capable of being cured or reformed

an incurable flirt at school dances

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hopeless
• incorrigible
• irremediable
• irredeemable
• irretrievable
• irrecoverable
• unrecoverable
• irreversible
• unredeemable
• irreparable
• irreformable
• uncorrectable
• unrepentant
• impenitent
• unpromising
• unreformed
• unregenerate
• unencouraging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• curable
• recoverable
• reversible
• remediable
• redeemable
• retrievable
• promising
• encouraging
• reclaimable
• sorry
• reformable
• savable
• repentant
• regretful
• rueful
• penitent
• remorseful
• correctable
• repairable
• reparable
• salvageable
• fixable
• rectifiable
• salvable

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incurable

With no way to secure this crucial boundary, Microsoft and its peers are left to erect complicated and ad hoc guardrails designed to rein in the consequences of this incurable gullibility. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 16 June 2026

Both are incurable, progressive and require daily maintenance to slow progression. — Jay Sparks, USA Today, 15 June 2026

Chronic pulmonary fibrosis is an incurable lung condition where scarring of the lung tissue complicates breathing, per People. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 5 June 2026

Garden roses can also pick up the incurable rose rosette disease from wild-growing multiflora roses—an invasive rose with five-petaled, white flowers. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 May 2026