irreformable

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl How to pronounce irreformable (audio)
Definition of irreformablenext
as in hopeless
not capable of being cured or reformed an irreformable liar who long ago lost all interest in telling the truth

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irreformable
  1. hopeless
  2. incurable
  3. irremediable
  4. incorrigible
Adjective
  • That doesn’t mean Trump's opponents are facing a hopeless task.
    Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As Queenie, navigating empty relationships and professional disappointments on a journey from self-sabotage to self-worth, Brown makes a whole person from a variety of attitudes — hopeful, hopeless, hungover, exuberant, fretful, thoughtful.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of hopeless
Adjective
  • The rare brain malformation occurs in utero and is incurable, just like Stage 4 liver cirrhosis.
    Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Arthritis is currently incurable, but the Zoo staff managed her condition with various treatments and therapies to slow down the degenerative disease and lessen the pain.
    Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of incurable
Adjective
  • Many thought that a healthy forest would never thrive in impoverished, mercury-laden topsoil and that the piles of sandy tailings, the residue from the gold mining effort, and the pools of wastewater were irremediable.
    Simeon Tegel, NPR, 2 Apr. 2024
  • For example, if a package containing plasma is left outside during extreme weather conditions, like 20 degrees below freezing in Boston or 115-degree heat in Arizona, the contents could suffer irremediable damage that renders them unsafe for use.
    Guy Yehiav, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Definition of irremediable
Adjective
  • So if Vegas is the accomplished old sibling that everyone wants to be like, and Utah is the incorrigible youngster doing it its own way, that would make the Kraken the middle child of the group.
    Sean McIndoe, The Athletic, 1 July 2024
  • Trump’s parents shipped their incorrigible second son off to military school 90 minutes outside New York City just after his 13th birthday.
    James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2024
Definition of incorrigible
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