Meaning: Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
Hindi: असुधार्य
Synonyms: incurable, irredeemable, hopeless
Antonyms: reformable, correctable
Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) · SSC Steno 2026 T-1 · SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 · SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025 · SSC CGL 2025 T-1 · SSC CGL 2024 T-1 · SSC CPO 2023 T-2 · SSC CPO 2022 T-1 · SSC GD 2021 T-1 · SSC CPO 2020 T-2
incorrigible in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC CGL 2024 T-1 One Word Substitution
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Cannot be correctedAnswer & explanation
Answer: A) Incorrigible
Correct Answer:
Incorrigible
Explanation:
Incorrigible refers to something that cannot be corrected, reformed, or improved, especially when talking about a person or behaviour. - SSC CPO 2023 T-2 One Word Substitution
Select the correct option to substitute the given set of words.
one who cannot be correctedAnswer & explanation
Answer: B) incorrigible
Solution
Meaning of the phrase
• “One who cannot be corrected” describes a person whose behaviour or faults are so ingrained that they refuse or fail to improve despite guidance or punishment.
Option analysis
• Indefatigable – means tireless or persistent in effort, not related to being uncorrectable.
• Incorrigible – literally means incapable of being corrected or reformed.
• Vulnerable – means susceptible to harm or attack, unrelated to correction.
• Versatile – means having many skills or uses, the opposite of unchangeable.
Correct substitute
• Incorrigible perfectly matches “one who cannot be corrected.” - SSC CHSL 2025 T-1 Spelling
Spot the misspelled word:
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Incorrigeble
" Incorrigeble " is misspelled. The correct spelling is "Incorrigible" (I-N-C-O-R-R-I-G-I-B-L-E) — meaning not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. The error is " geble " instead of " gible ." Aesthetics, Irrefutable, and Subtlety are all correctly spelled.
- SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025 One Word Substitution
Choose the correct one-word substitution for:
"One who is beyond reforms."Answer & explanation
Answer: B) Incorrigible
Option 2 (Incorrigible) is correct as it specifically means a person who is bad and cannot be reformed or corrected.
Option 1 (Incurable) is wrong because it refers to a disease that cannot be cured, not a person beyond reform.
Option 3 (Invincible) is wrong as it means too powerful to be defeated.
Option 4 (Irresistible) is wrong because it means too attractive to resist. - SSC CGL 2025 T-1 Antonyms
Select the most appropriate antonym of the given word. Incorrigible
Answer & explanation
Answer: D) Reclaimable
‘Incorrigible’ means impossible to correct or reform.
Its antonym is ‘Reclaimable’ (capable of being reformed or recovered).
Chronic, Deep-rooted and Habitual are synonyms of incorrigible. - SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level) Spelling
Choose the option that completes the sentence using the correct spelling.
My best friend is an ______ optimist.Answer & explanation
Answer: C) incorrigible
Meaning: incorrigible = that cannot be corrected or changed *(असुधार्य, जिसे सुधारा न जा सके)*.
An incorrigible optimist is a person whose hopefulness nothing can change — a fixed collocation.
Build the spelling.
in + corrig(e) (from Latin *corrigere*, to correct — note double r) + -ible
= in-cor-ri-gi-ble: double r, single g, ending -ible.
Why the others are wrong.
#B incorigible — drops one r; *correct* has two, and so does *incorrigible*.
#B incorriggible — doubles the g; there is only one g, as in *eligible, legible*.
#B incorrigable — wrong ending -able; the Latin root takes -ible *(जैसे legible, eligible)*.
Answer: incorrigible
*Think 'correct' (rr) + 'eligible' (single g, -ible).*
Examples
- “He is an incorrigible liar who never tells the truth.”
incorrigible – questions
What is the meaning of incorrigible in Hindi?
incorrigible means “असुधार्य” in Hindi. In English: Not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed.
What are the synonyms of incorrigible?
Synonyms of incorrigible: incurable, irredeemable, hopeless.
What is the opposite of incorrigible?
Antonyms of incorrigible: reformable, correctable.
Has incorrigible been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – incorrigible has been asked 10 times in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-14 2026 (Higher Secondary Level), SSC Steno 2026 T-1, SSC CHSL 2025 T-1, SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025, SSC CGL 2025 T-1, SSC CGL 2024 T-1, SSC CPO 2023 T-2, SSC CPO 2022 T-1 and more.