incorrigibility

NOUN

fanaticism

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bigotry extremism hatred intolerance zeal zealotry

STRONG

abandonment arbitrariness bias contumacy dedication devotion dogma enthusiasm faction frenzy immoderation infatuation injustice madness monomania obsessiveness obstinacy partiality partisanship passion prejudice rage single-mindedness stubbornness superstition tenacity transport unfairness unruliness violence willfulness

WEAK

unreasonableness

Antonyms

STRONG

apathy calmness dislike doubt fairness impartiality indifference irresolution justice peace peacefulness

WEAK

disinterest unenthusiasm

Example Sentences

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Some were held on loitering charges, while others were detained over their perceived "incorrigibility."

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

And in Montgomery, Kavanaugh wrote, "the Court flatly stated that 'Miller did not impose a formal fact-finding requirement' and added that 'a finding of fact regarding a child's incorrigibility . . . is not required.' "

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021

Could a state, Chief Justice John Roberts asked, just tell a judge: “Here are the things you need to consider, and transient youth or incorrigibility is one of them?”

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2019

A bunch of them were sent there for offenses they’d never heard of: malingering, mopery, incorrigibility.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 25, 2019

Then too, as now, there may be cases of incorrigibility which ages may be required to redeem.

From Love's Final Victory by Horatio

incorrigibility

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