as in unbearable
more than can be put up with
these high taxes are just unsupportable
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Recent Examples of unsupportable
The collapse of real estate has impaired local government finances so thoroughly that many now face unsupportable debt obligations of their own.
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
That would in effect make ownership of stocks unsupportable by the rich and this of course would end up crushing all those Americans hoping their stock portfolio will be the source of a happy retirement.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The complex math behind screening befuddled the researchers’ attempts to assess whether screening helped people live longer, leading to unsupportable conclusions.
—Peter B. Bach, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
Due to their leadership, the company had a terrible, unsupportable business plan and compounded those issues by hiring an unsustainable workforce of 700 people.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
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Milton Ezrati, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
That would in effect make ownership of stocks unsupportable by the rich and this of course would end up crushing all those Americans hoping their stock portfolio will be the source of a happy retirement.
—Clem Chambers, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
The complex math behind screening befuddled the researchers’ attempts to assess whether screening helped people live longer, leading to unsupportable conclusions.
—Peter B. Bach, STAT, 7 Sep. 2023
Due to their leadership, the company had a terrible, unsupportable business plan and compounded those issues by hiring an unsustainable workforce of 700 people.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 24 May 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsupportable
unbearable
Adjective
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There’s also the unbearable guilt when people who trusted your vision end up bearing the consequences.—
David Ko,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The noise can be close to unbearable, said Steve Ruprecht, of Delray Beach.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Unsupportable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsupportable. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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