CEFR C1

insupportable

adjective

Meaning

insupportable means that cannot be tolerated or endured. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as insupportable.
A insupportable tone can change the mood of a conversation.

Synonyms: insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, indefensible

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insupportable (C1)

adjective

Definition

insupportable means that cannot be tolerated or endured. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as insupportable.
A insupportable tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became insupportable after the announcement.

How to Use insupportable

insupportable + noun (collocation): Use insupportable before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a insupportable reaction."
become insupportable (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became insupportable near the end."

Synonyms of insupportable

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