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- Dictionaryinsupportable/ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbl/
adjective
- 1. unable to be supported or justified: "he had arrived at a wholly insupportable conclusion" Similar Opposite
- 2. unable to be endured; intolerable: "the heat was insupportable" Similar Opposite
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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.
Insupportable definition: not endurable; unbearable; insufferable. See examples of INSUPPORTABLE used in a sentence.
The meaning of INSUPPORTABLE is not supportable. How to use insupportable in a sentence.
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. fierce. formidable. formidably. get blood out of/from a stone idiom. grail. onerously. overdemanding. painstaking. picnic. toughen.
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.
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.
Definition of insupportable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for INSUPPORTABLE: unbearable, intolerable, unsupportable, unendurable, intense, insufferable, extreme, overwhelming; Antonyms of INSUPPORTABLE: tolerable, supportable, sustainable, acceptable, endurable, livable, sufferable, satisfactory.
Definitions of insupportable. adjective. incapable of being justified or explained. synonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, unwarranted. inexcusable. without excuse or justification. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Insupportable." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/insupportable.
Insupportable Definition. ĭnsə-pôrtə-bəl. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Not supportable. Webster's New World. Not endurable; intolerable. Insupportable mental anguish. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Lacking grounds or defense; unjustifiable. An insupportable claim.
