as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an incurable flirt at school dances
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Recent Examples of incurable
Middleton is in remission, and King Charles is said to be continuing his treatment for cancer that is considered incurable but manageable.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
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
That somebody—anybody—understood that people could not walk themselves better from an incurable illness.
—Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Sep. 2025
Who knew the antidote for my incurable pixie cut envy would be a 13-second video of Kate Middleton?
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
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
That somebody—anybody—understood that people could not walk themselves better from an incurable illness.
—Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurable
Adjective
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The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
28 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the song has been yearned for by hopeless romantics on TikTok, with videos featuring the song racking up millions of views, similar to the ones Iris posted herself.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mary Roy, too, married to flee violence—her father, a civil servant under the British, beat his wife and whipped his children—only to find that her husband was an incorrigible drunk.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurable. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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