Synonyms of unendurable

unendurable

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl 

as in unbearable

more than can be put up with

people used to travel along this stretch of the highway by night so as to avoid the unendurable heat of the day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unbearable
• intolerable
• insufferable
• intense
• extreme
• insupportable
• overwhelming
• unsupportable
• unacceptable
• terrible
• painful
• harsh
• horrible
• uncomfortable
• crushing
• obnoxious
• appalling
• torturous
• acute
• excruciating
• dreadful
• disgusting
• horrifying
• nightmarish
• horrid
• gruesome
• vile
• shocking
• sickening
• horrendous
• unspeakable
• loathsome
• repulsive
• wretched
• piercing
• harrowing
• repugnant
• odious
• revolting
• comfortless
• distasteful
• offensive
• heinous
• nauseating
• noxious
• hard
• tormenting
• grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tolerable
• sustainable
• endurable
• acceptable
• supportable
• sufferable
• livable
• adequate
• satisfactory
• reasonable
• allowable
• admissible
• liveable

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of unendurable

And yet, these statements fail to convey any indication that the administration understands this wave of violence will not stop until the costs of Iran’s campaign of aggression become unendurable. —The Editors, National Review, 29 Jan. 2024

Hélène finds the awkward response of her social circle unendurable; people mean well, but are terrified of saying the wrong thing. —Catherine Bray, Variety, 4 Oct. 2023

How to endure the unendurable? —Eric Weiner, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2020

Even so, the suspense will be almost unendurable. —Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2021