unsupportable

adjective

ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl How to pronounce unsupportable (audio)
Definition of unsupportablenext
as in unbearable
more than can be put up with these high taxes are just unsupportable

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Recent Examples of unsupportable Someone in this case simply made up a novel but completely unsupportable theory. — Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025 Calling for mass deportation instead of providing undocumented immigrants some clemency for their wrongdoing in light of such a history of lawbreaking and pardons involves a double standard that is morally unsupportable. — Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 The complex math behind screening befuddled the researchers’ attempts to assess whether screening helped people live longer, leading to unsupportable conclusions. — Peter B. Bach, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023 Rumors of unsupportable expansion? — Antonia Quirke, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 May 2022 See All Example Sentences for unsupportable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupportable
unbearable
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
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“Unsupportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupportable. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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