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unendurable

adjective un·en·dur·able \ ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl , -ˈdyu̇r- , -en- \

Definition of unendurable

:too unpleasant, painful, or difficult to accept or endure :not endurable :unbearable

unendurable suffering

… periods of unendurable stress and desperation.
—Oliver Sacks

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unendurably

play \ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-blē, -ˈdyu̇r-, -en-\ adverb

- an unendurably boring speech

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unendurableness

noun

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First Known Use of unendurable

1801

unendurable Synonyms

Synonyms

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unsupportable

Antonyms

endurable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

Related Words

unacceptable; crushing, overwhelming; comfortless, hard, harsh, painful, uncomfortable; appalling, dreadful, excruciating, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, vile, wretched; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable

Near Antonyms

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

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