unsupportable
adjective
un·sup·port·able
ˌən-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-bəl 
: unable to be supported
an unsupportable burden
an unsupportable claim
Examples of unsupportable in a Sentence
these high taxes are just unsupportable
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The venerable but troubled outlet has been for sale since its previous owners ran up unsupportable debts and were removed in 2023.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Remote work, low rates, and investor FOMO drove prices to unsupportable highs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Maryland families, already feeling the strain of rising utility bills and elevated vehicle prices, may have just dodged another expensive and unsupportable policy created by regulators nearly 3,000 miles away.
—Trent M. Kittleman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Someone in this case simply made up a novel but completely unsupportable theory.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Remote work, low rates, and investor FOMO drove prices to unsupportable highs.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Maryland families, already feeling the strain of rising utility bills and elevated vehicle prices, may have just dodged another expensive and unsupportable policy created by regulators nearly 3,000 miles away.
—Trent M. Kittleman, Baltimore Sun, 26 May 2025
Someone in this case simply made up a novel but completely unsupportable theory.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsupportable
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“Unsupportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsupportable. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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