as in intolerable
more than can be put up with
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
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Recent Examples of unbearable
The attacks are severe and accompanied by unbearable neck pain.
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
Advertisement That challenge became even more unbearable once the World Series matchup was set between the Dodgers and the Yankees.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The news out of Ukraine, day after day, was unbearable enough.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
The couple said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British press were what prompted them to step back as senior royals.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Nov. 2024
Advertisement That challenge became even more unbearable once the World Series matchup was set between the Dodgers and the Yankees.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
The news out of Ukraine, day after day, was unbearable enough.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
The couple said the unbearable intrusions and racist attitudes of the British press were what prompted them to step back as senior royals.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unbearable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
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Across southeastern Pennsylvania, critics attacked the new federal levy as unfair, excessive, and politically intolerable.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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In the first season, Grace is under the thumb of a truly intolerable husband, John Paul Williams, aka, JP.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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Promises her who knows what, seeing that she’s got to drink herself to oblivion constantly and choke down pills for her unendurable pain.Yiyun Li, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
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The 23-year-old captive’s parents showed all the anguish and anxiety that would befall anyone in their unendurable position.Noah Rothman, National Review, 3 Sep. 2024
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The warm front is a sharp contrast to the close of last week when an arctic surge swept across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic with snow squalls, whiteouts and intense bursts of wind that left 20 million Americans under winter weather warnings or advisories.Susan Miller, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Becoming a professor requires years and years of intense study, often carried out in isolation and poverty.Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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The key here is to keep the shapes sleek, so the metallic doesn’t feel too overwhelming.Christina Holevas, Vogue, 17 Dec. 2024
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The whiskey aisle at your local wine and spirits store can be overwhelming.Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 17 Dec. 2024
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There’s no getting around that this is an extreme version of an already extreme watch, so this is not for the faint of heart.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2024
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The cartoonishly extreme and yet wholeheartedly relatable plot volleys back and forth between comedy and emotional turmoil.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The idea of movement for the sake of it is really insufferable in cinema.Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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To be sure, plenty of companies are still committed to DEI programs, and not all executives are morphing into insufferable suck-ups.Allison Morrow, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Unless the distress among the German people should become insupportable, any sudden advance movement on their part that relied on force would be doomed to failure without armed support and assistance from outside.Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
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There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 14 Mar. 2024
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Jack McBrayer plays a flustered resort concierge who delivers the terrible news to two bridezilla-esque adults who won’t be walking down the aisle in white but are still very invested in the nuptials.Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Food is terrible, the vibe is off, absolutely trash.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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