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adjective bear·able \ˈber-É™-bÉ™l\

: possible to bear : able to be accepted or endured

Full Definition of BEARABLE

:  capable of being borne

— bear·abil·i·ty \ËŒber-É™-ˈbi-lÉ™-tÄ“\ noun

— bear·ably \-blÄ“\ adverb

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Examples of BEARABLE

1. He's in a great deal of pain, but the medication makes it bearable.
2. <the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable>

First Known Use of BEARABLE

circa 1550

Related to BEARABLE

Synonyms

endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

Antonyms

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable

Related Words

livable (also liveable), survivable; acceptable, adequate, admissible, allowable, permissible, reasonable, satisfactory

Near Antonyms

agonizing, appalling, awful, bad, cruel, dire, dreadful, excruciating, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, harsh, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nasty, nightmarish, painful, rotten, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, unfortunate, vicious, vile, wretched; unacceptable; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; abhorrent, deplorable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable

Rhymes with BEARABLE

arable, parable, spareable, wearable