incorrigible
Stubbornly resistant to change
Incorrigible is an adjective applied to people when they seem incapable of change.
It can be used positively (an incorrigible optimist) or negatively (an incorrigible criminal).
The underlying adjective, corrigible, is infrequent but means able to be corrected or repaired.
Failing in duty
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- unreformableImpossible to correct
- troublemakerOne who creates discord
reprobate · scofflaw · miscreant · rogue · ne'er-do-well · black sheep · bad egg · wrongdoer
Lovable troublemaker
- scampMischievous young person
- impMinor mischief-making devil
- pranksterSomeone who plays tricks
- rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
irrepressible · naughty · uncontrollable · wild child · handful · terror · hellion · little devil
Long-established, unchangeable
- chronicPersisting over time
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- confirmedEstablished as accurate
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
ingrained · entrenched · deep-rooted · unrepentant · persistent · recidivist · repeat · unashamed
Firmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
- bullheadedStubbornly refusing to yield
mulish · willful · dogged · tenacious · inflexible · unbending · uncompromising · stiff-necked
Impossible to reform
- unreformableImpossible to correct
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- beyond redemptionUnable to be saved
- unsalvageableImpossible to recover
irreclaimable · unrecoverable · beyond repair · past saving · write-off · hopeless case · unimprovable · incurable
delinquent
Failing in duty
- recidivistHabitual criminal returner
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- unreformableImpossible to correct
troublemaker · reprobate · scofflaw · miscreant · rogue · ne'er-do-well · black sheep · bad egg · wrongdoer · juvenile delinquent
rascal
Lovable troublemaker
rogue · irrepressible · naughty · uncontrollable · wild child · handful · terror · hellion · little devil · mischief-maker
inveterate
Long-established, unchangeable
compulsive · ingrained · entrenched · deep-rooted · unrepentant · persistent · recidivist · repeat · unashamed · shameless
obstinate
Firmly refusing to yield
- unyieldingRefusing to give way
- headstrongStubbornly self-willed
- adamantStubbornly refusing to yield
bullheaded · mulish · willful · dogged · tenacious · inflexible · unbending · uncompromising · stiff-necked · pertinacious
irredeemable
Impossible to reform
- unreformableImpossible to correct
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
- beyond redemptionUnable to be saved
unsalvageable · irreclaimable · unrecoverable · beyond repair · past saving · write-off · hopeless case · unimprovable · incurable · terminal
- misbehaviormisbehave, misbehavior, mischief, misconduct, naughty
- juvenile courtjuvenile court, juvenile justice, juvenile detention, juvenile hall, detention hearings
incorrigiblecorrigible
Able to be amended
correctable · reformable · fixable · rectifiable · remediable
incorrigibleobedient
Following commands willingly
well-behaved · compliant · manageable · docile · tractable
incorrigibleredeemable
Able to be reclaimed
savable · saveable · reclaimable · repentant · remorseful