supportable
[suh-pawr-tuh-buh l, -pohr-]
adjective
capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
Origin of supportable
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Related Words for unsupportable
enough, heavy-handed, impossible, inadmissible, insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, oppressive, unacceptable, unendurable, unsurpassableExamples from the Web for unsupportable
Contemporary Examples of unsupportable
Indeed, her chapter on the subject is riddled with unsupportable claims backed by dubious studies.
While federal stimulus funds provided a budget band-aid last year, the underlying dynamic is unsupportable and hasn't changed.
But the unsupportable absurdities of the current arrangement are becoming evident.
Historical Examples of unsupportable
And you have said that without enthusiasms life would be unsupportable.
Painted VeilsJames Huneker
His eyes betrayed an unsupportable sense of loss and the spirit that repudiated it.
The U.P. TrailZane Grey
To think that the American republic is to be a great power is unsupportable.
Dealings With The DeadA Sexton of the Old School
He was glad—a show of affection would have been unsupportable.
CythereaJoseph Hergesheimer
The affectation of no affectation is the most unsupportable of all.
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