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
Working Conditions Many of the producers interviewed on the Netflix series admitted to unbearable working conditions, including extreme pressure from head producer, Richard Dominik.
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are fearless in Robert Eggers’ black-and-white nightmare about two people who learn that nothing is scarier than being trapped with someone unbearable.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The largest conflagrations put off an intense heat, unbearable from even 50-feet away.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The thought of moving forward without him feels unbearable.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are fearless in Robert Eggers’ black-and-white nightmare about two people who learn that nothing is scarier than being trapped with someone unbearable.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
The largest conflagrations put off an intense heat, unbearable from even 50-feet away.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for unbearable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
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Government censorship of speech is intolerable in a free society.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
21 Jan. 2025
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If half of your life is intolerable, simply free yourself from it.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Christian Kracht,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Nov. 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 Chiefs tallied another three points from Butker as both defenses were noticeably intense and solid as the first quarter ended 6-3 Kansas City.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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The single performs even better on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, which is compiled in the same way as the Rock Digital Song Sales list, only the focus is exclusively on the more intense, harder style of the genre.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Tasters found these beans under-salted with an overwhelming taste of sweet pepper.—
Sam Stone,
Bon Appétit,
16 Jan. 2025
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However, the result has led to sprawling technology stacks riddled with disconnected tools, overwhelming subscription costs and limited adaptability.—
Amit Mathradas,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The Bucks were forced to cancel their practice across town at Tulane University as the extreme weather conditions made leaving their hotel impossible.—
Eric Nehm,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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There, back-to-back wet winters triggered last year’s extreme land movement that warped roads, cracked houses and transformed landscapes.—
Hailey Branson-Potts,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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When you do get picked up, you may get carted around town for an insufferable tour of the five boroughs.—
Gian Carlo Pedulla,
New York Daily News,
5 Jan. 2025
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Watching Ashley give Luke the middle finger as she’s wheeled into an ambulance — miraculously having survived a stab to the neck thanks to a single piece of duct tape — isn’t satisfying enough after that insufferable groping scene.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Dec. 2024
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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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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While this is terrible for the environment, customer satisfaction, and retailers’ bottom lines, the truth is the industry has created a monster and easy and free returns have become the basic consumer expectation.—
Steve Dennis,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Gerulaitis’s gallows humour deflects from the fact that his terrible records against Connors and Borg took a big toll on his confidence.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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