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
Spending will continue to increase and the debt burden — already unbearable — will grow heavier and more costly.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Phones have made concerts almost unbearable at times.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The screams from it were unbearable.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Summer in the city has become sticky and unbearable.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Phones have made concerts almost unbearable at times.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
The screams from it were unbearable.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Summer in the city has become sticky and unbearable.
—Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
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Former President Joe Biden condemned the act, offering his prayers to Kirk’s family and denouncing the violence as intolerable in America.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Adam Sabes , Samantha Daigle,
FOXNews.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Such is the state of affairs that workers often stay silent until conditions become intolerable and the fear of the status quo outweighs the fear of retaliation, Ravi said.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 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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Pyongyang has continued to exercise significant control over the population and severely restrict the rights and freedoms of its population, and that has only gotten more intense over the last decade.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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This question — which strikes at the heart of a perennial issue in American politics, frequently reignited by recurring mass shootings — sparked an intense partisan divide.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Our brains evolve against friction, which means challenges that are difficult enough to promote growth but not so overwhelming as to cause surrender.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Collector’s Experience—Curated, Not Crowded Walking into a luxury watch boutique can feel overwhelming.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ketamine therapy’s most common short-term side effects are dizziness and nausea, but in extreme cases, long-term, heavy use of ketamine is associated with memory problems, gastrointestinal issues, and urinary tract infections, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Tootles’ death disproves this, showing that a hybrid being can die under extreme circumstances.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ethan is insufferable, and not in a fun way like Undine Spragg.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Don't Give In What's more insufferable than a fan who won't quiet down to respect others?—
Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott,
Southern Living,
6 Sep. 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
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Yes, there are so much terrible stuff online.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Sep. 2025
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But that obviously terrible call compromised the integrity of that game last night, and that's something the sport should be looking to avoid.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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