adj
insupportable
Insupportable (adj) means Too unpleasant or difficult to put up with.
adj
1
Too unpleasant or difficult to put up with.
"Insupportable debts and chronic instability worsen the developing countries’ dependence on aid, and allow the IMF to tighten the screws even more vigorously next time, at the direction of American bankers."
— , A plague of finance (2001)
2
(of a claim or argument) Impossible to back up with evidence.
"This is a critical error, which undermines the report and leads the advisory group to make a series of contradictory and insupportable recommendations."
— , Jennifer Buckingham, Mistakes writ large if reading goes wrong (2012)
"For the Conservatives, who came to power in 2006, to claim credit for more than two decades of dropping crime is as laughable as it is insupportable."
— , Canada’s falling crime rate flies in face of Harper policies: Editorial (2013)
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Etymology
Came from Middle French insupportable, from Late Latin insupportabilis; see also in- + supportable.
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What is the meaning of insupportable?
"insupportable" (adj) means too unpleasant or difficult to put up with.
What is another word for insupportable?
Other words for "insupportable" include unwarrantable, unjustifiable, unwarranted, indefensible.
What is the opposite of insupportable?
Opposites of "insupportable" include endurable, tolerable, supportable.
What are the different meanings of insupportable?
"insupportable" has 2 main meanings: 1. Too unpleasant or difficult to put up with; 2. (of a claim or argument) Impossible to back up with evidence.
