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   insupportable

   /ˌɪnsəˈpɔːtəbl/

   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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   • 1. intolerable, unbearable, insufferable, unendurable, past bearing Life without her was tedious, insupportable. 2. unjustifiable, untenable, indefensible This is an increasingly insupportable argument in these times.

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   What does insufferable mean?

   • 1. not endurable; unbearable; insufferable. 2. incapable of being supported or justified, as by evidence. in`sup•port′a•ble•ness, in`sup•port`a•bil′i•ty, n. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

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