uncorrectable

Definition of uncorrectablenext

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Recent Examples of uncorrectable Did Middle Tennessee State expose Miami’s uncorrectable problems? Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022 Yes, there are some uncorrectable changes, but those changes aren’t currently causing any problems for the James Webb team. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 21 July 2022 The number of Americans diagnosed with blindness or low vision, which is defined as having an uncorrectable vision loss that interferes with daily activities, is steadily growing. Kaya Laterman, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2018 Yet despite all the high-tech equipment and years of expertise gathered in the room, this mistake was uncorrectable. George Schroeder, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncorrectable
Adjective
  • Earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency rescinded several longstanding environmental regulations, including gutting the 2009 endangerment finding and rolling back air quality standards for coal-burning power plants, which advocates say will cause irreparable harm.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Court’s tendency to side with the White House in such cases, if only temporarily, has allowed serious constitutional harm to continue, and has, in some cases, done irreparable damage.
    Gregg Nunziata, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • That danger has become dramatically clear in California, where officials have been grappling with an epidemic of silicosis, an irreversible lung disease.
    Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 18 May 2026
  • Separate reversible work from irreversible work.
    Oleg Malii, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • Patients with incurable or irreversible conditions are now also exempt from annual certification requirements.
    Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 16 May 2026
  • According to Cotromano, the doctor overseeing her testing was not fully versed in the severity of Huntington's disease and lacked the bedside manner needed to deliver news about an incurable diagnosis.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Daisy’s strategy with Mike has always been to treat him like a misbehaved child, which works insofar as scolding an incorrigible child does.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 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

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“Uncorrectable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncorrectable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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