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   insupportable

   /ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. unable to be supported or justified: "he had arrived at a wholly insupportable conclusion" Similar unjustifiablewithout justificationindefensibleinexcusableunforgivableunpardonableunwarrantableunreasonablegroundlessunfoundedwithout foundationfoundationlessbaselesswithout basisunsupportedunsubstantiatedunconfirmeduncorroboratedinvaliduntenableimplausibleweakshakyflawedspeciousdefectiveOpposite justified
   • 2. unable to be endured; intolerable: "the heat was insupportable" Similar intolerableinsufferableunbearableunendurableunacceptableoppressiveoverwhelmingoverpoweringimpossiblenot to be bornepast bearingtoo much to bearmore than one can standmore than flesh and blood can standunspeakabledreadfulexcruciatinginformal:too muchOpposite bearablecongenial

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from French, from in- ‘not’ + supportable (from supporter ‘to support’).

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   • 1. insupportably adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINSUPPORTABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. formal uk / ˌɪn.səˈpɔː.tə.b ə l / us / ˌɪn.səˈpɔːr.t̬ə.b ə l / Add to word list. difficult or impossible to bear: The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › insupportableINSUPPORTABLE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Insupportable definition: not endurable; unbearable; insufferable. See examples of INSUPPORTABLE used in a sentence.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › insupportableInsupportable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of INSUPPORTABLE is not supportable. How to use insupportable in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryINSUPPORTABLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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   adjective. formal us / ˌɪn.səˈpɔːr.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / ˌɪn.səˈpɔː.tə.b ə l / Add to word list. difficult or impossible to bear: The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Complicated and difficult to do. advanced. ambitiously. another. arduous. formidable. formidably.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINSUPPORTABLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If you say that something is insupportable, you mean that it cannot be coped with or accepted. [formal] He believes that large families place an insupportable burden on the planet's resources. Life without Anna had no savour, was tedious, insupportable.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › insupportableInsupportable - definition of insupportable by The Free...

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   in·sup·port·a·ble. (ĭn′sə-pôr′tə-bəl) adj. 1. Not endurable; intolerable: insupportable mental anguish. 2. Lacking grounds or defense; unjustifiable: an insupportable claim. in′sup·port′a·bly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › insupportableinsupportable adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of insupportable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.