INSUPPORTABLE Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

insupportable

adjective

ˌin(t)-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl

Definition of insupportable

as in unbearable

more than can be put up with the insupportable arrogance of that jerk is more than anyone should have to bear

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as in unacceptable

too bad to be excused or justified the organization's racist views have been denounced as morally insupportable

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Recent Examples of insupportable 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 There is no consensus on this in today’s housing discourse, and if anything, the discussion is leaning toward trying to make housing an entitlement, something completely insupportable and undesirable. — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 May 2023 The justification for this decision was increasingly insupportable as the 2010s progressed and private launch companies such as SpaceX proved far more efficient than the government. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2023 Some of those women will face insupportable life options and some will die because of Friday’s decision. — Yvonne Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022 For the English to transplant themselves around the world and rule over others was a natural right, but for a darker-skinned colonial to presume to do the reverse was insupportable. — Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 1 July 2021

Recent Examples of Synonyms for insupportable

Adjective

Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe are fearless in Robert Eggers’s black-and-white nightmare about two people who learn that nothing is scarier than being trapped with someone unbearable.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2026
For nearly two months, families in Boyle Heights have lived with unbearable odors, flies and pests, truck traffic, uncertainty, and disruption to their homes, businesses, and daily lives.

— City News Service, Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of unbearable

Adjective

Custard said, for the public, all this adds up to unacceptable risk.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026
But to build a web of accusations based on false premises and the manipulation of reality in order to attack the Biennale and a film invited to compete is a petty and unacceptable act.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

Adjective

This unjustifiable benefit, which could be worth more than a hundred million dollars to the Trumps, would go directly into the pockets of the President and his family.

— Austin Elias-de Jesus, New Yorker, 3 June 2026
Parents may be masking their children because the CDC continuously published shoddy research meant to support their unjustifiable policy positions.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 June 2026

Definition of unjustifiable

Adjective

That level of risk is indefensible in 2026 — more than 25 years after the United States achieved measles elimination.

— Noel T. Brewer, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
The dubiousness of the mayor’s position goes beyond his indefensible gamble with public health.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of indefensible

Adjective

John Oliver’s soap opera summer continues this week, with the Last Week Tonight host donning a truly outrageous wig for a three-episode stint on Days of Our Lives.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Of course, Gems’ multiple drafts were only the beginning; once the script was ready to green-light, Burton’s design and effects teams had to figure out how to actually bring Gems’ outrageous flights of imagination to life.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of outrageous

Adjective

My behavior at last night’s Academy Awards was unacceptable and inexcusable.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
The Bills held their return of the Red and Blue practice at Highmark on Saturday, and posts on social media started flooding in, racking up millions of views and engagements, showing the frankly inexcusable views from some seats at the new stadium.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of inexcusable

Adjective

The texture is great, but the lack of flavor and aroma is unforgivable.

— Jolene Thym, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Watson’s family implored Ruff to impose the maximum sentence, saying Sayers’ cruelty, lawlessness and hypocrisy were unforgivable.

— Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 July 2026

Definition of unforgivable

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