Incurable and Penitent

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Incurable adjective - Not capable of being cured or reformed.

Usage example: an incurable flirt at school dances

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Penitent is an antonym for incurable.

Nearby Word: incurability

Penitent adjective - Feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done.

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Incurable is an antonym for penitent.

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Penitent and Incurable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/incurable/penitent

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