Synonyms of incorrigible

incorrigible 1 of 2

adjective

(ˌ)in-ˈkȯr-ə-jə-bəl 

as in hopeless

not capable of being cured or reformed

an incorrigible criminal who should spend the rest of his life behind bars

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hopeless
• incurable
• irredeemable
• irretrievable
• irremediable
• unredeemable
• irrecoverable
• unrecoverable
• irreversible
• irreparable
• irreformable
• uncorrectable
• unrepentant
• impenitent
• unreformed
• unregenerate
• unpromising
• unencouraging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

incorrigible

2 of 2

noun

as in delinquent

Related Words

• delinquent
• derelict
• bankrupt
• scoundrel
• reprobate
• knave
• blackguard
• villain
• degenerate
• rascal
• miscreant
• cad
• heel
• libertine
• sicko
• pervert
• rogue
• backslider
• rake
• sickie
• deviate
• lecher
• perv
• debaucher
• debauchee
• playboy
• satyr
• rakehell
• profligate
• rip
• decadent
• playgirl

Dissimilar Words

• saint

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incorrigible

Adjective

Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth. — Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Terrible for me, an incorrigible snoop of other people’s phones, but probably a good thing for society at large. — David Pierce, The Verge, 28 Feb. 2026

From the moment the seventy-nine-year-old Cher walked onstage to both accept a lifetime-achievement award and to announce the winner of Record of the Year, the broadcast entered into a sort of incorrigible fugue state. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2026

But Hossam said that despite these efforts, a lot of the opportunistic joiners are incorrigible troublemakers. — Mara R. Revkin, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2016

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