nontreatable

8.2

A condition that cannot be cured by medicine or other ways

adjective
/ˌnɒnˈtriːtəbl/

Specialized

: no tratable

Doctors explained that the disease was nontreatable and recommended supportive care.

Examples

Unfortunately, some conditions remain nontreatable despite advances in modern medicine.
Researchers are searching for therapies for currently nontreatable illnesses.
The doctors confirmed that the condition was nontreatable.
Many patients feel hopeless when faced with a nontreatable illness.
The doctor explained that the patient's condition was nontreatable, leaving them with limited options.
Many rare illnesses are considered nontreatable due to a lack of effective medical therapies.
She was diagnosed with a nontreatable ailment, which prompted her to seek alternative therapies.

Synonyms

incurable

vsnontreatable

21 5.2

A disease that cannot be cured

covers inability to be treated or cured by medical or other means

untreatable

vsnontreatable

Specialized

5 6.5

Doctors cannot cure this condition now

refers to inability to be treated or cured by any medical or other means

irremediable

vsnontreatable

1 9.6

Not able to be fixed or made better

focuses on inability to be treated or cured rather than general fixability

nonremedial

vsnontreatable

8.9

Cannot be fixed

emphasizes inability to be treated or cured by medical or other means

Antonyms

treatable

Specialized

31 3.5

A condition a doctor or medicine can cure

How Treatable

curable

14 4.1

treatable

Specialized

31 3.5

nontreatable

Specialized

8.2

Surface Forms

nontreatable positive

Morphology

nontreatable = treatable (transparent) = non + treat + able

Formed by adding the productive negating prefix 'non-' to the adjective 'treatable', yielding the clear meaning 'not able to be treated'.

Etymology

Nontreatable is made of non- meaning 'not', treat meaning 'to try to heal', and the ending -able meaning 'able to'. So, nontreatable means 'not able to be treated or cured'.