unsupportable

/ (ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtəbəl) /

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not able to be supported

not able to be defendedunsupportable actions

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Words nearby unsupportable

unsuitable, unsuited, unsullied, unsung, unsupervised, unsupportable, unsupported, unsure, unsurmountable, unsurpassed, unsurprised

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Indeed, her chapter on the subject is riddled with unsupportable claims backed by dubious studies.
Jane Goodall’s Troubling, Error-Filled New Book, ‘Seeds of Hope’|Michael Moynihan|March 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But forced austerity has triggered big drops in national outputs, so the debt burdens become even more unsupportable.
We’re Doomed!|Charles R. Morris|August 11, 2011|DAILY BEAST
While federal stimulus funds provided a budget band-aid last year, the underlying dynamic is unsupportable and hasn't changed.
Hate Stirs Rise in Political Death Threats|John Avlon|April 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
But the unsupportable absurdities of the current arrangement are becoming evident.
What If New York Goes Bust?|John Avlon|December 22, 2008|DAILY BEAST

The society of these devotees is calculated solely to render their lives mutually more unsupportable.
Letters To Eugenia|Paul Henri Thiry Holbach
This daily importunity rendered Paris more unsupportable, and made me ardently wish to be in the country.
The Confessions of J. J. Rousseau, Complete|Jean Jacques Rousseau
It was about two o'clock in the morning that Ethan made his way out of the pavilion, with a feeling of unsupportable weariness.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
It is the right our fathers took to themselves, as an ultimate remedy for unsupportable evils.
Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave|Various
To a reasonable creature, that alone is unsupportable which is unreasonable; everything reasonable may be supported.
The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII.|Various

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