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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.
: more than can be endured. insupportable pain. b. : impossible to justify. insupportable charges. insupportably. ˌin (t)-sə-ˈpȯr-tə-blē. adverb. Synonyms. insufferable. intolerable. unbearable. unendurable. unsupportable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of insupportable in a Sentence.
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.
Definition of insupportable adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Synonyms for INSUPPORTABLE: unbearable, intolerable, unsupportable, unendurable, intense, insufferable, extreme, overwhelming; Antonyms of INSUPPORTABLE: tolerable, supportable, sustainable, acceptable, endurable, livable, sufferable, satisfactory
Insupportable definition: not endurable; unbearable; insufferable. See examples of INSUPPORTABLE used in a sentence.
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.
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. American Heritage. Synonyms: unwarranted. unwarrantable. unjustifiable. indefensible. unbearable. impossible. unsufferable. unendurable.
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