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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’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. insupportably adverb

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