as in endurable
capable of being endured
the pain from a sprained ankle is annoying but bearable
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Recent Examples of bearable
For private individuals, the inflated costs are inconvenient but bearable.
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
When a direct conversation isn’t an option (or your preference), shifting your mindset can subtly make any interactions with your friend, and maybe even her partner, a little more bearable.
—Miriam Kirmayer, SELF, 2 Sep. 2025
The fabric’s breathability made even the sunniest afternoons far more bearable.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
These hungry and displaced people will become the climate refugees looking to migrate to areas where the climate is still bearable.
—Big Think, 4 Aug. 2025
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Maria Williams, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
When a direct conversation isn’t an option (or your preference), shifting your mindset can subtly make any interactions with your friend, and maybe even her partner, a little more bearable.
—Miriam Kirmayer, SELF, 2 Sep. 2025
The fabric’s breathability made even the sunniest afternoons far more bearable.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Aug. 2025
These hungry and displaced people will become the climate refugees looking to migrate to areas where the climate is still bearable.
—Big Think, 4 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bearable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bearable
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That's not a just, endurable peace.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
17 Aug. 2025
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Waiting for the movie to come to Racine, Wisconsin, didn’t seem endurable.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, within wider patriarchal systems that afford few women, regardless of marital status, economic and social security, polygyny may not just be a tolerable choice but in some contexts a preferred arrangement with tangible benefits for both genders.—
David W. Lawson,
The Conversation,
21 Oct. 2025
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But Gault always knew there’d be food on the table and heat making winter nights tolerable.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bearable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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