Definition of unbearable
: not bearable : unendurable
- unbearable pain
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Examples of unbearable in a Sentence
We were in an almost unbearable state of excitement.
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
Recent Examples of unbearable from the Web
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Gladys Colón Ortiz, 49, is an RN from Puerto Rico that decided to move to Chicago after Hurricane Maria made conditions in Puerto Rico unbearable to live in.
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The thought of not being around for Kahlif is unbearable.
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When a spectator entrusted me in providing them with an experience, the pressure sometimes seemed unbearable in its weight.
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The two guitarists closed the song with a cacophony of feedback and whammy bar squeals that was simultaneously awe-inspiring and nearly unbearable.
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Show Low Thanks to altitude that keeps the unbearable heat at bay, Show Low’s Freedomfest is a splendid way to spend Independence Day.
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But what if science could unlock answers and reduce unbearable loss?
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My stepmother made the visits uncomfortable, and at times, unbearable.
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The teams then engaged in a brawl behind the net, reflecting the unbearable tension with the Cup on the line.
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First Known Use of unbearable
15th century
unbearable Synonyms
Synonyms
insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unendurable, unsupportable;
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Related Words
comfortless, hard, harsh, painful, uncomfortable;
appalling, dreadful, excruciating, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, vile, wretched;
UNBEARABLE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unbearable for English Language Learners
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: too bad, harsh, or extreme to be accepted or endured : not bearable
UNBEARABLE Defined for Kids
Definition of unbearable for Students
: seeming too great or too bad to put up with
- There was a long, unbearable silence.
- —Blue Balliett, Chasing Vermeer
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unbearably
\-blē\ adverb- an unbearably long story
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