as in intolerable
more than can be put up with
this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unbearable
Simon van Teutem clapped, too, but for him, the irony was unbearable.
—
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
In the days that followed, the grief was unbearable — and the stigma came immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Meester holds her cards close to her chest, leaving us to wonder whether Joanne is being spiteful and shallow (given her trajectory … probably) or whether this woman is really that unbearable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
But after the loveliest of outings with him, Kenna makes an unbearable mistake that sends her to prison for seven years.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbearable
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
In the days that followed, the grief was unbearable — and the stigma came immediately.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Meester holds her cards close to her chest, leaving us to wonder whether Joanne is being spiteful and shallow (given her trajectory … probably) or whether this woman is really that unbearable.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
But after the loveliest of outings with him, Kenna makes an unbearable mistake that sends her to prison for seven years.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbearable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
-
This creates unavoidable and intolerable conflicts of interest that poison the competitive dynamics that healthy markets require.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
-
That is just intolerable sloppiness.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Gas and dust fall into a rotating disk around the black hole, and as the debris spirals more rapidly, it becomes superheated, releasing intense radiation.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
-
True Ipomea batatas has bright orange flesh (although modern varieties have much more intense colors than older forms), occasionally white and rarely purple.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
The research team claims that their strategy offers a novel approach to developing high-performance cathodes capable of operating under extreme temperatures.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
-
The scale runs from G1, minor, to G5, extreme.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Russia’s aerial assault on Ukraine has shown that the most surefire way to strike sensitive targets is by overwhelming sophisticated Western air defense systems with cheaper munitions such as drones so that more powerful ballistic missiles can hit their targets, experts say.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
-
In New York City, Mamdani won overwhelming support from the youngest voters, earning 78 percent of their votes.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Without which the last phase of my mum’s life would have been unendurable.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
-
The best among us rarely know what to say, how to look, how to be there for a friend who is enduring something unendurable.—
Amanda Nguyen,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
-
The groundbreaking research penetrated the last moments of the young nobleman, who suffered a terrible 26 blows.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
-
History is full of cases where great bands make terrible records, yet history stands speechless at what the Clash accomplished here.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
This not a novel thought — the insufferable people in this rivalry are the losers who think that their fandom somehow gives them the right to mock MSU academically.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
27 Oct. 2025
-
This season turns Noah into a smarmier, borderline sociopathic character — far more like Joe from Netflix’s You than anybody is likely to want to admit — whose condescension often became insufferable for me.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Not making payments to them for even another day is simply unacceptable.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
7 Nov. 2025
-
Hufanga deemed that first-quarter Jeanty touchdown unacceptable because any touchdown is unacceptable at this point to Denver’s defense.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share