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
The screams of their hungry children are often unbearable.
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Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
For one corgi named Sophie, her post-weekend slumber has gained attention online for its unbearable cuteness.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The law applies to terminally ill adults who are experiencing unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Supporting mourners Traumatic bereavement can feel unbearable.
—Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
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Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
For one corgi named Sophie, her post-weekend slumber has gained attention online for its unbearable cuteness.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
The law applies to terminally ill adults who are experiencing unbearable suffering with no prospect of improvement.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Supporting mourners Traumatic bereavement can feel unbearable.
—Liza Barros-Lane, The Conversation, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unbearable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
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Why isn’t The Denver Post doing its job of reporting the effects of intolerable city policies?—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
10 Aug. 2025
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Doses of over 8 grams of curcumin per day are generally not recommended due to intolerable side effects.6 Lower doses may offer benefits for liver health.—
Patricia Weiser,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Without which the last phase of my mum’s life would have been unendurable.—
Geoff Dyer,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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The community’s response is intense: panicked and bereaved mothers and fathers turn on Justine, indirectly a victim herself; misguided outrage blinds them to the real menace operating unimpeded in their midst.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
9 Aug. 2025
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As climate change fuels longer, more intense fire seasons, officials warn that the crisis may persist for weeks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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Due to overwhelming demand, the run has already been extended, with tickets now on sale through Sunday, Aug. 31.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Still, estimates back up what has long been known in the legal world: Private individuals and groups, not the Justice Department, have brought the overwhelming majority of Section 2 cases.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
6 Aug. 2025
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Scientists say the findings shed new light on the potential for life to exist in extreme environments using the chemical compound methane instead of sunlight.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
16 Aug. 2025
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The costs of extreme weather, supply chain disruptions, and falling labor productivity are all visible on the horizon, with ample academic research to back them up.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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The play imagines what would happen if President Abraham Lincoln's assassination wasn't exactly a bad thing for his insufferable wife.—
Nigel Smith,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jessica’s ex-boyfriend, played by an impeccably scruffy and insufferable Michael Zegen, is a self-important Brooklyn music writer named Zev who has abandoned her for an influencer played by Emily Ratajkowski, also impeccable at being insufferable but in a more serene way.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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Conservatives and Republicans in Congress continue to claim that the cost of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid benefits is an insupportable burden on America, so benefits need to be cut, though President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to preserve entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Jan. 2025
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There are people of goodwill who think the way out of this insupportable situation lies in the fight for equal democratic rights in a single state for everyone living in the territory between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea.—
Michelle Goldberg,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2024
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While the latter is known for its legendarily terrible English localization, both of these were highly innovative horizontal scrolling shmups for their time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Whether your team is in the middle of a winning run or mired in terrible form, five minutes looking at the standings can convince you that a hundred different futures are possible.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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