as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed
an incurable flirt at school dances
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Recent Examples of incurable
Due to the contagious nature of the incurable disease, when it's detected, standard practice is to humanely kill all affected and exposed poultry.
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Age: 57 | Change: +4% Dion took an extended break from performing her signature power ballads after revealing in 2022 that she’d been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, an incurable autoimmune condition.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
In April, the actor told PEOPLE exclusively that he'd been diagnosed with the incurable disease.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 June 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reinstated nearly 200 workers who screen coal miners for black lung, an incurable progressive disease caused by long-term exposure to coal dust, following a federal judge’s order Tuesday.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Age: 57 | Change: +4% Dion took an extended break from performing her signature power ballads after revealing in 2022 that she’d been diagnosed with stiff-person syndrome, an incurable autoimmune condition.
—Matt Craig, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
In April, the actor told PEOPLE exclusively that he'd been diagnosed with the incurable disease.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 16 June 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reinstated nearly 200 workers who screen coal miners for black lung, an incurable progressive disease caused by long-term exposure to coal dust, following a federal judge’s order Tuesday.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for incurable
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How to get your love letter stamped from Valentine, Texas For more than three decades, the small-town Valentine Post Office — also known as the Love Station — has processed thousands of love letters from hopeless romantics around the world.—
Brandi D. Addison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Marcus Hopkins has been trying to have his criminal record expunged for years, a process which left him hopeless.—
Rebecca-Ann Jattan,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
Adjective
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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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They were joined by dozens of other performers across the rock ’n’ roll spectrum, from the hard-stomping Fleshtones to the incorrigible Supersuckers, to Tommy Stinson’s Bash & Pop, to the ageless Linda Gail Lewis — younger sister of music icon Jerry Lee Lewis.—
Jim Ruland,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2025
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“Incurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incurable. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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