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
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.
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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
Yet amid the unbearable pain, the couple clung to each other — and to their faith.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Typically, pain intensity is measured using a visual or numerical scale, such as when patients are asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being unbearable pain, Jakobsen said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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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
Yet amid the unbearable pain, the couple clung to each other — and to their faith.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Typically, pain intensity is measured using a visual or numerical scale, such as when patients are asked to rate their pain on a scale from 0 to 10, with 10 being unbearable pain, Jakobsen said.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbearable
Adjective
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This creates unavoidable and intolerable conflicts of interest that poison the competitive dynamics that healthy markets require.—
Asad Ramzanali,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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That is just intolerable sloppiness.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The family dynamics of the show hadn’t been seen in any other franchise and made for some strong alliances against other members of the cast, as well as intense drama.—
Jenni Fink,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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In an intense Instagram post Thursday, her 44th, the mother of three included various family album style photos over the last few years, plus some words of wisdom.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
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The scale runs from G1, minor, to G5, extreme.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
Adjective
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There have always been fascist forces, there have always been people who are just terrible in the American government, but at the same time, there are always people who have resisted, and there are always people who have still found ways to create joy, to create life, to create art, despite these.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Marchand’s terrible week ended with joy.—
Adam H. Beasley,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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Denying people the essentials necessary for their survival, to obtain compliance or a political agreement, should be unacceptable.—
Anna Halford,
Time,
25 Oct. 2025
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Controversy arose earlier this year after residents, a council member and the mayor declared a cooling station set up for homeless residents and others without adequate heating and cooling as unacceptable.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Unbearable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbearable. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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