UNBEARABLE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

unbearable

adjective

ˌən-ˈber-ə-bəl

Definition of unbearable

as in intolerable

more than can be put up with this heat is unbearable—when are we going to get air-conditioning?

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Recent Examples of unbearable Food waste ruined amid the blaze took more than two months to clean up as the operation missed several deadlines set by the city, leading to unbearable odors in the area and rodent infestations. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 And beneath all this grief, all this disbelief, all this unbearable heartache, is the simplest, most devastating truth. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026 For the shame and regret are unbearable, and maybe there’s a way out, like at Nana’s, when everyone played that game, the hunt for the hidden key. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026 Through loss, displacement, uncertainty and the sometimes unbearable weight of impermanence, people have endured. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unbearable

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Adjective

But a do-nothing governor who’s just moseying along is intolerable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
But the only picture mode that comes close to being that bright also has a notably green bias and ramps up the fan noise to a level that almost anyone will consider intolerable.

— M. David Stone, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of intolerable

Adjective

The normally quiet state race became the focus on intense scrutiny because of a pattern of incendiary remarks by French, the former Tarrant County GOP chair.

— Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026
Lara faced intense scrutiny and criticism during his eight years in office from Californians frustrated by rising prices, fewer options and how their claims were handled.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of intense

Adjective

Václav Široký During totality, the moon blocks the overwhelming glare of the solar disk, revealing delicate structures in the sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Nov. 2026
That was the overwhelming message from a recent taster session of the upcoming Munich Fabric Start trade show, which kicks off in January.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of overwhelming

Adjective

All men recognize the right of revolution; that is, the right to refuse allegiance to, and to resist, the government, when its tyranny or its inefficiency are great and unendurable.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
At the same time, Hamid employs a lightness of touch, and moments of humor, even when his characters are enduring the unendurable.

— Chloe Benjamain, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of unendurable

Adjective

The bat lay on its back, soggy and wretched, here in the waning hours of this terrible day.

— Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026
An ugly fight between teammates during training camp was a terrible start to a season that officially began with a loss against North Carolina, a game in Dublin that TCU essentially sold, against the desires of Dykes.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of terrible

Adjective

The virtue-signaling from the insufferable COVID summer of 2020 turned a lot of people off, rightfully so.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Chris Evans strikes a fine balance in this film between totally narcissistic and insufferable and also weirdly relatable.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of insufferable

Adjective

William James Middle received its fifth unacceptable rating in a row in the 2025-26 school year.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Not going for it on 4th down, and then settling for a field goal attempt with a 3 point lead is unacceptable!

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of unacceptable

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