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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Florent, the restaurant, stayed open until 2008, when the rent became unmanageable; the building sold a few years later for $8.6 million.
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 July 2025
The most common reasons revolve around work-life balance, a lack of support and an unmanageable workload.
—Drew Gerber, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Manual tracking is error-prone and becomes unmanageable as the company grows.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The sateen shell kept cool, and the weight and thickness of this insert were ideal and not too unwieldy, too fluffy or unmanageable.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
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Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 11 July 2025
The most common reasons revolve around work-life balance, a lack of support and an unmanageable workload.
—Drew Gerber, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Manual tracking is error-prone and becomes unmanageable as the company grows.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The sateen shell kept cool, and the weight and thickness of this insert were ideal and not too unwieldy, too fluffy or unmanageable.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 30 May 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 18 Jul. 2025.
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