bearable
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Synonyms
endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable
Antonyms
insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable
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Courtesy DanielRiera The thought of going to work in the snow just became more bearable, thanks to Jimmy Choo. — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, "The Jimmy Choo Voyager Boot Has a Heated Insole and I Need It," 8 Nov. 2018 Having a safe space online made my early gay life a lot more bearable. — German Lopez, Vox, "Video game addiction is real, rare, and poorly understood," 6 Dec. 2018 Maybe that’s because doing so would reveal that these relatively bearable costs arise under a worst-case scenario for emissions, known as RCP 8.5, which would further undercut the media’s hysterical adjectives. — Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, "Press Is the Enemy of Climate," 4 Dec. 2018 This all gets a lot more bearable with a good pair of socks, though. — Eleanor Hildebrandt, Popular Mechanics, "Darn Tough Socks Are Boot Socks That Will Last You a Lifetime," 7 Nov. 2018 The road noise and ride quality was more bearable on Interstate 57 and smoother southern roads, but Rex is by design best suited for people who like to drive hard with the radio up and the windows down — as I once did not too long ago. — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, "2018 Subaru WRX is too loud and I'm too old," 11 July 2017 No one is promising flavor, only the entirely bearable lightness of being slightly or very inebriated, as suits you. — Casey Johnston, Ars Technica, "Store-bought is not enough: My first hard cider homebrew," 22 Nov. 2018 Thankfully, the cult narrative is potent enough to make even the most ridiculous Jughead line bearable. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "Riverdale's Cult Plot Is the Only Thing I Care About Right Now," 10 Oct. 2018 Simply knowing that your company is paying attention can make some less-than-perfect circumstances bearable. — Jenna Sauers, Harper's BAZAAR, "Why Women Really Quit Breastfeeding," 17 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bearable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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