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
Needless to say, despite being unbearable and mean-spirited, Kirke’s character looked good with layers of Completedworks items around her neck and wrists, and on her feet, a pair of Asics sneakers from the brand’s first round of collaboration adorned with pearl beaded bows.
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Or if your hot flashes are unbearable, your provider might tinker with your dosage.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
When children absorb the message that failure is catastrophic, even minor mistakes can feel unbearable.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
When the debts are large enough, the debtor calls the shots, because default becomes unbearable.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 22 Feb. 2026
Or if your hot flashes are unbearable, your provider might tinker with your dosage.
—Bonnie Vengrow, Flow Space, 6 Feb. 2026
When children absorb the message that failure is catastrophic, even minor mistakes can feel unbearable.
—Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
When the debts are large enough, the debtor calls the shots, because default becomes unbearable.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
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On the left, that dislike has metastasized into an all-out fury, which is manifesting itself in all kinds of intolerable ways.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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There’s legislation pending in Tallahassee to that same intolerable effect.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The tempo of the strikes on Iran was so intense that state television announced that public mourning for Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed at the start of the conflict, would be postponed.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Mar. 2026
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Noem received a warm welcome from Republicans and intense criticism from Democrats.—
March 4,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Despite extreme market volatility last year – especially in the spring of 2025 – the average 401(k) balance rose by 11% to $146,100, according to new data from Fidelity Investments, which analyzed nearly 25 million accounts.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Hypersonic systems must endure extreme heat and stress.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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There was an overwhelming amount of good eats, door openings and exciting restaurants on the radar.—
Ella Gonzales
March 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Mar. 2026
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With an overwhelming majority of players slated to hit the market when an agreement is reached, the ramifications of a deal like this will be immediate.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Apocalypse has always been an escapist fantasy in unendurable times.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 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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Ball told TechCrunch that imposing the supply-chain risk label would send a terrible message to any company doing business with the government.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
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But this is some terrible people.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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If Sydney was somewhere other than Australia, its locals would be insufferable—high on their good fortune for living in one of the world’s loveliest cities, where surfers and top chefs rub elbows at the farmers’ markets, and seemingly everyone has a water view.—
Daniel Browning,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, his perilously insecure wife, Catherine, embarks on a fling with their most insufferable neighbor.—
Hannah Gold,
New Yorker,
21 Jan. 2026
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Anti-American and antisemitic rhetoric should be categorically unacceptable in any venue.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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When direct conflict carries unacceptable escalation risk, sustained pressure below the threshold of force offers states a way to bend the will of a rival nation without triggering open war.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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