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   In·sup·port·a·ble

   /ˌinsəˈpôrdəb(ə)l/

   

   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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   What does insupportable mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! Click on the arrows to change the translation direction. INSUPPORTABLE meaning: 1. difficult or impossible to bear: 2. difficult or impossible to bear: . Learn more.

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   What does unsupportable mean?

   • Intolerable; such as cannot be endured. The uneasiness of unrelieved thirst, by continuance grows the more unsupportable. Boyle. The waters mounted up into the air, thicken and cool it; and by their interposition betwixt the earth and the sun, fence off the ardent heat, which would be otherwise unsupportable.

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   Why was the war so insupportable?

   • The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country. These advances, however, should be balanced against another factor: the insupportable, unsustainable economic cost of this sort of success. Cause it's an idiotic, insupportable idea. But psychically, the flight from agency understandings of the self was insupportable.

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   Why is the patronage system insupportable?

   • When we attend to the object of their jurisdiction, we find this objection insupportable. Precisely because of those things which make it insupportable. As described, the patronage system might well appear not merely inefficient and owing far too much to chance, but also potentially insupportable to the practitioners.

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   INSUPPORTABLE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of insupportable in English. insupportable. adjective. formal us / ˌɪn.səˈpɔːr.t̬ə.b ə l / uk / ˌɪn.səˈpɔː.tə.b ə l / Add to word list Add to word list. difficult or impossible to bear: The war had put an insupportable financial burden on the country.

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   Definitions of insupportable. adjective. incapable of being justified or explained. synonyms: indefensible, unjustifiable, unwarrantable, unwarranted. inexcusable. without excuse or justification.

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   1 day ago · 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: intolerable, unbearable, insufferable, unendurable More Synonyms of insupportable.

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   Define insupportable. insupportable synonyms, insupportable pronunciation, insupportable translation, English dictionary definition of insupportable. adj. 1. Not endurable; intolerable: insupportable mental anguish. 2. Lacking grounds or defense; unjustifiable: an insupportable claim. in′sup·port′a·bly...

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   Define insupportable: more or worse than can be dealt with or accepted—usage, synonyms, more.