unsupportable


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unsupportable

(ˌʌnsəˈpɔːtəbəl)
adj
1. not able to be supported
2. not able to be defended: unsupportable actions.
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unsupportable - not able to be supported or defendedunsupportable - not able to be supported or defended
intolerable, unbearable, unendurable - incapable of being put up with; "an intolerable degree of sentimentality"
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unsupportable

adjective
So unpleasant or painful as not to be endured or tolerated:
impossible, insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unsufferable.
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unsupportable

adj, unsupportably
adv → unerträglich
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