insupportable
Americanadjective
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not endurable; unbearable; insufferable.
insupportable pain.
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incapable of support or justification, as by evidence or collected facts.
an insupportable accusation.
adjective
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incapable of being endured; intolerable; insufferable
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incapable of being supported or justified; indefensible
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Etymology
Origin of insupportable
From the Late Latin word insupportābilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in- 3, supportable
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In “Exit the King,” he confronts the insupportable reality of death with the same madcap delirium of his better known works, such as “The Bald Soprano,” “The Chairs” and “Rhinoceros.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
“That position is insupportable as a matter of precedent and common sense,” he wrote.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
“That position is insupportable as a matter of precedent and common sense,” Roberts wrote.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2021
And then you have three high-value journalists resign because a major story is insupportable and has to be retracted.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 25, 2017
Most people would have termed her a splendid woman of her age: and so she was, no doubt, physically speaking; but then there was an expression of almost insupportable haughtiness in her bearing and countenance.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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