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Incurable vs Irreparable - What's the difference?

incurable | irreparable | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between incurable and irreparable

is that incurable is of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless while irreparable is incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified.

As a noun incurable

is one who cannot be cured.

incurable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of an illness, condition, etc, that is unable to be cured; healless.
  • * Sir J. Stephen
  • They were labouring under a profound, and, as it might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.

    Derived terms

    * incurable romantic

    Synonyms

    * uncurable

    Antonyms

    * curable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who cannot be cured.
  • Anagrams

    * ----

    irreparable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Incapable of being repaired, amended, cured or rectified
  • Derived terms

    * irreparably