as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an incurable flirt at school dances
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Recent Examples of incurable
All of this comes amid reports that King Charles’ cancer is incurable, but manageable, according to writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Aug. 2025
Stage 4 breast cancer, which metastasizes throughout a person’s body, is considered incurable, but is treatable.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
All of this comes amid reports that King Charles’ cancer is reportedly incurable, but manageable, according to writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 July 2025
Doctors testified the disorder was incurable and said White was in a psychotic state at the time of the attack.
—Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Aug. 2025
Stage 4 breast cancer, which metastasizes throughout a person’s body, is considered incurable, but is treatable.
—Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
All of this comes amid reports that King Charles’ cancer is reportedly incurable, but manageable, according to writer and associate editor of the Daily Telegraph, Camilla Tominey.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 July 2025
Doctors testified the disorder was incurable and said White was in a psychotic state at the time of the attack.
—Maryam Ahmed, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurable
Adjective
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Measures included depression using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale (CES-D), blood tests for 76 inflammatory biomarkers, and symptoms broken down into cognitive-affective (e.g., feeling hopeless), somatic (e.g., poor sleep, fatigue), and anhedonia (loss of pleasure) clusters.—
Paul McClure
August 09,
New Atlas,
9 Aug. 2025
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Amid the callous acts and hopeless rage of these kids—who are resourceful enough to orchestrate a high-speed heist but too disaffected for much else—a supernatural eeriness surfaces through word of mysterious lights in the sky and missing citizens.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Aug. 2025
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Having to spend three hours being poked and prodded and prevented from making phone calls rankled; Diamandis is an incorrigible multitasker.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 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 19 Aug. 2025.
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