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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incurable

Richards had revealed in early 2024 that she’d been diagnosed with glioblastoma, an incurable brain cancer. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2025

Farrell, 48, ran the marathon to raise money for DEBRA, an Irish charity that supports people living with the incurable genetic condition epidermolysis bullosa (EB) — also known as butterfly skin — like Fogarty. —Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024

Still, a year before her record-tying stint at the Olympics, she was diagnosed with two incurable kidney diseases that almost stopped her in her tracks. —Rachel Murphy, Health, 8 Jan. 2025

After he was diagnosed with incurable grade 4 brain cancer in June 2023, Long developed a series of pioneering treatments inspired by melanoma breakthroughs. —Janine Henni, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024