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
There are songs about new flirtations and about global devastation, but mostly there are songs about unbearable heartbreak, regrowth, and survival.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.
—EW.com, 10 July 2025
Tulum has just one principal seaside street, meaning that during high season, traffic near the beach can be unbearable.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Last month, members of Congress were blocked from observing the holding facility on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza, amid claims of unbearable heat, overcrowding, and detainees being forced to sleep on bathroom floors.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025
The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.
—EW.com, 10 July 2025
Tulum has just one principal seaside street, meaning that during high season, traffic near the beach can be unbearable.
—Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2025
Last month, members of Congress were blocked from observing the holding facility on the tenth floor of 26 Federal Plaza, amid claims of unbearable heat, overcrowding, and detainees being forced to sleep on bathroom floors.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
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Each factor is then assigned a rating as acceptable, tolerable, uncomfortable, undesirable or intolerable.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Without which the last phase of my mum’s life would have been unendurable.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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The best among us rarely know what to say, how to look, how to be there for a friend who is enduring something unendurable.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Sports, especially intense ones like rafting, invoke our competitive spirit.—
Shani Harmon,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The team observed laser emissions in two distinct wavelengths for all color regions of the feathers' eyespots, with the green color regions emitting the most intense laser light.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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The restaurant offers a menu that strikes the perfect balance of enough variety without being overwhelming.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 July 2025
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The weather service also issued a flood advisory for Edwards and Real counties until 2:30 p.m., citing minor flooding in low-lying areas with poor drainage and water overwhelming roadways.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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This surge in extreme heat drives up energy demand and poses serious health risks to vulnerable populations.—
Caitlin Looby,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The Phoenix Police Department revised its policy in February 2025 to consider extreme heat when detaining people.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, played by an impeccably scruffy and insufferable Michael Zegen, is a self-important Brooklyn music writer named Zev who has abandoned her for an influencer played by Emily Ratajkowski, also impeccable at being insufferable but in a more serene way.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
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Saira’s overly apologetic personality renders her insufferable for most around her, but not Willow (Gemma Chua-Tran), a musically inclined, goth, non-binary person.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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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
Adjective
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There will be four questions related to easing the city’s terrible housing shortage, all useful and needed, and one useless question about moving our local elections from odd years, like this present year, to presidential contest years.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
21 July 2025
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But when terrible news arrives about her ex, all eyes turn to Ana — whose reputation isn't exactly sterling.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
21 July 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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