IRREFORMABLE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

irreformable

adjective

ˌir-i-ˈfȯr-mə-bəl

Definition of irreformable

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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Adjective

The 41-year-old Portuguese footballer managed to put two past a hopeless Uzbekistan, becoming the first player to score in six consecutive World Cups.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 June 2026
The conflict feels contemporary without growing too cynical, and the core relationship stakes seem real without skewing hopeless.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 June 2026

Definition of hopeless

Adjective

In addition, patients with incurable or irreversible conditions no longer have to certify annually.

— Emily McLeod, CBS News, 1 July 2026
She had been diagnosed in 2006 — at age 46 — with late-stage follicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma, which has long been deemed incurable.

— Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 29 June 2026

Definition of incurable

Adjective

Many of the country’s top psychiatric groups warn that there is no empirical standard for determining whether a mental-health condition is irremediable.

— Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
Any RVs at the encampment found to have long-term rat infestations will be classified as irremediable biohazards and destroyed, according to the notice.

— Kate Talerico, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Jan. 2026

Definition of irremediable

Adjective

The rigidity and delusions of tyrannies are incorrigible; their purity spirals end in executions, not just cancellations; their adventures end in devastation and slaughter.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Nilsson, an incorrigible Midwesterner, had a history of downplaying her depth.

— Jeremy Lybarger, Artforum, 2 June 2026

Definition of incorrigible

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