unsustainable

adjective

un·sus·tain·able | \ ˌən-sə-ˈstā-nə-bəl

Definition of unsustainable

: not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable unsustainable agricultural practices unsustainable growth

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Other Words from unsustainable

unsustainability \ ˌən-sə-ˌstā-nə-ˈbi-lə-tē

\ noun

unsustainably \ ˌən-sə-ˈstā-nə-blē

\ adverb

an unsustainably high rate of growth

Examples of unsustainable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But winning without regard to the future is unsustainable and building properly is the only way to enduring success. — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 27 July 2021 Industry executives and economists agree this explosion in home values is unsustainable, as home prices can't go up 20% year-over-year forever. — Matt Egan, CNN, 27 July 2021 Those questions are being propelled by the rising costs of recovering from hurricanes and other disasters, which the Government Accountability Office has warned may be unsustainable. — New York Times, 24 July 2021 The scammer then tells the senior that their securities and retirement funds aren’t safe because a bank can seize their account, the stock market can crash and interest rates are unsustainable. — Natalie Walters, Dallas News, 23 July 2021 Asked why investors would worry about a slowdown when growth rates look so high as to be unsustainable, Weiss suggested that uncertainty can often lead investors to consider a worst-case scenario. — CBS News, 19 July 2021 The situation is unsustainable, say Aryé Elfenbein and Justin Kolbeck, cofounders of Wildtype. — Jeff Kart, Forbes, 17 June 2021 Challenging that bleak assessment is the fact that the status quo is unsustainable. — Star Tribune, 6 July 2021 The situation seems unsustainable, yet investors in fashion stocks face a conundrum: Consumers don’t seem to care. — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 21 May 2021

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