Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun incurable

1 sense of incurable

Sense 1
incurable -- (a person whose disease is incurable)
       => sick person, diseased person, sufferer -- (a person suffering from an illness)

Antonyms of adj incurable

2 senses of incurable

Sense 1
incurable (vs. curable) -- (incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking")

curable (vs. incurable) -- (curing or healing is possible; "curable diseases")

Sense 2
incurable -- (unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist")

INDIRECT (VIA unalterable) -> alterable -- (capable of being changed or altered in some characteristic; "alterable clothing"; "alterable conditions of employment")

Similarity of adj incurable

2 senses of incurable

Sense 1
incurable (vs. curable) -- (incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking")

Sense 2
incurable -- (unalterable in disposition or habits; "an incurable optimist")
       => unalterable (vs. alterable), inalterable -- (not capable of being changed or altered; "unalterable resolve"; "an unalterable ground rule")