Synonyms for insupportable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Unsupportable — that cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.)
unsupportable, untenable, unjustifiable, unwarranted, indefensible, unwarrantable
2. Intolerable
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, insufferable, unabideable
Definitions
- adj. 1
That cannot be supported; that cannot be demonstrated or proved. (of a statement, claim, argument, etc.)
- adj. 2
That cannot be tolerated or endured.
Related words
- Word family
- insupportableness insupportably
Example sentences
- unwarranted I feel resentment against your unwarranted criticism.
- untenable Our view is that such policies are untenable.
- unjustifiable Dropping nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is unjustifiable.
- unbearable Darn it! That is unbearable, it itches everywhere.
- intolerable This company's working conditions are intolerable.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| insupportable | steady | |
| unwarranted | falling | |
| untenable | steady | |
| unjustifiable | falling | |
| unsupportable | falling | |
| unbearable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- untenable4
- 10 letters
- unbearable4
- 11 letters
- intolerable5, unwarranted4, unendurable, unabideable
- 12 letters
- indefensible5, insufferable5
- 13 letters
- unjustifiable6, unsupportable5, unwarrantable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (untenable4 = 4 syllables).