unmanageable
adjective
un·man·age·able
ˌən-ˈma-ni-jə-bəl 
: not manageable : difficult or impossible to control or manage
unmanageable hair
an almost unmanageable amount of data
The prisoner became unmanageable.
an unmanageable temper
an unmanageable number of students for one teacher
an unmanageable amount of debt
Examples of unmanageable in a Sentence
an unmanageable dog who had to be returned to the pound
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This resulted in persistent, runaway inflation and unmanageable national debt.
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Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Just six months later, in June, the museum closed its doors for a day as workers there went on strike, complaining of unmanageable crowds, understaffing and poor working conditions in a building unable to handle its current popularity.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Digital exhaustion increased to 84% in 2025 from 75% the prior year, while unmanageable workloads also rose to 77%, per the report.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya
aisha Ditta, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
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Jim Nowlan, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Just six months later, in June, the museum closed its doors for a day as workers there went on strike, complaining of unmanageable crowds, understaffing and poor working conditions in a building unable to handle its current popularity.
—Caitlin Danaher, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025
The protagonist’s diabolical plot is fuelled by an unmanageable tangle of emotions, including raging jealousy, mercenary self-interest, and resentment of Eileen’s professional and intellectual accomplishments, which sparks shame at her own cosseted frivolity.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
Digital exhaustion increased to 84% in 2025 from 75% the prior year, while unmanageable workloads also rose to 77%, per the report.
—Sawdah Bhaimiya
aisha Ditta, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unmanageable
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“Unmanageable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unmanageable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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