Synonyms of bearable

bearable

adjective

ˈber-ə-bəl 

as in endurable

capable of being endured

the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable

Synonyms & Similar Words

• endurable
• tolerable
• sufferable
• sustainable
• acceptable
• adequate
• survivable
• livable
• supportable
• satisfactory
• allowable
• reasonable
• admissible
• permissible

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unbearable
• intolerable
• painful
• terrible
• awful
• bad
• horrible
• unfortunate
• cruel
• dreadful
• harsh
• appalling
• horrid
• dire
• hideous
• shocking
• excruciating
• frightful
• unacceptable
• agonizing
• wretched
• horrendous
• vicious
• ghastly
• gruesome
• vile
• monstrous
• unendurable
• horrifying
• harrowing
• rotten
• intense
• extreme
• nightmarish
• insufferable
• acute
• nasty
• insupportable
• grisly
• lurid
• macabre
• torturous
• unsupportable
• offensive
• repulsive
• obnoxious
• deplorable
• disgusting
• repugnant
• tormenting
• distasteful
• revolting
• sickening
• evil
• loathsome
• abhorrent
• noxious
• unspeakable
• odious
• abominable
• heinous
• foul
• piercing
• nauseating

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bearable

To make their mission abroad bearable, the doctors, nurses, administrators and soldiers of the Korean War turned to humor, especially practical jokes. — Rachel Flynn, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

But don’t let the relatable career-girl pluck of the movie dilute the fact that this song is pissed off about capitalism, even as its hooks make the grind of working life more bearable. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The same moral tact might apply, in less histrionic matters, to the ordinary deceptions and silences by which social life is made bearable. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

Having books or coloring supplies on hand makes longer drives more bearable (for both parents and kids). — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 Aug. 2026