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
Soon, the elementary school science teacher's pains became unbearable.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British media and lack of support from the palace.
—Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
With her second memoir, novelist Yiyun Li examines the unbearable pain of losing both her sons to suicide.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
His wife has been unbearable to deal with and controlled all aspects of the funeral arrangements.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stepped back as senior royals in 2020, citing the unbearable intrusions of the British media and lack of support from the palace.
—Janelle Ash , Ashley Papa , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
With her second memoir, novelist Yiyun Li examines the unbearable pain of losing both her sons to suicide.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
His wife has been unbearable to deal with and controlled all aspects of the funeral arrangements.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
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Lapid goes overboard to make these scenes intolerable, with Shaï Goldman’s camera gyrating around like a drunken dancer on the verge of throwing up and production designer Pascale Consigny making sure to put Israeli flags in the background of nearly every location.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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Right now, the answer is clearly Option B, because Option A just feels intolerable.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
21 May 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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That evening, there was intense fighting between the Army and the R.S.F, but Wanis slipped outside anyway.—
Nicolas Niarchos,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Biden's physical and mental fitness has been the subject of intense scrutiny during and since his time in office, with questions about the former president's age and well-being ultimately forcing him to abandon his 2024 reelection bid.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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The Valkyries, though, fought back to avoid an overwhelming rout.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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Crow-Armstrong, 23, is currently under club control through the 2030 season, meaning there isn’t an overwhelming sense of urgency.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Hazards differ according to geography, but include flooding, wildfires, extreme heat, storm surges, and other severe weather events.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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As a result, military training installations have had to adapt their training schedules to avoid the hottest times of day to mitigate the health risks associated with extreme heat.—
Bella Kubach,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, his humor was not endearing but insufferable.—
Charlotte Walsh,
Vulture,
5 May 2025
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Aliyah Mastin is perfect as Presley Collins who is one of the more realistic and relatable teen girls on TV, unlike her insufferable predecessors like Homeland’s Dana Brody or The American’s Paige Jennings.—
Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
21 Mar. 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
Adjective
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Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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One night the fish was very overcooked and covered with a terrible sauce.—
Sheah Rarback,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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