unwatchable
adjective
un·watch·able
ˌən-ˈwä-chə-bəl 
-ˈwȯ-
: not suitable or fit for watching : tending to discourage watching
unwatchable TV shows
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This season was full of twists that made the show nearly unwatchable.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The individual videos are each exposing specific scenes of extreme, nearly unwatchable violence.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The previous Broadway-centric season bordered on unwatchable, so a seeming reprise of the conceit naturally raised concerns that this West Coast swing would be more of the same.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
Spurs 4-3 over Pistons (2005): There were two and a half close games in this series, and the first four were unwatchable.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2025
The individual videos are each exposing specific scenes of extreme, nearly unwatchable violence.
—Will Potter
july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025
The previous Broadway-centric season bordered on unwatchable, so a seeming reprise of the conceit naturally raised concerns that this West Coast swing would be more of the same.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2024
Spurs 4-3 over Pistons (2005): There were two and a half close games in this series, and the first four were unwatchable.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 20 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwatchable
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“Unwatchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwatchable. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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