Thesaurus
insupportable
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of INSUPPORTABLE
1
more than can be put up with <the insupportable arrogance of that jerk is more than anyone should have to bear>
Related Words unacceptable; crushing, overwhelming; comfortless, hard, harsh, painful, uncomfortable; appalling, dreadful, excruciating, gruesome (also grewsome), harrowing, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, tormenting, torturous, vile, wretched; acute, extreme, intense, piercing; disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, obnoxious, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable
Near Antonyms livable (also liveable); acceptable; adequate, admissible, allowable, reasonable, satisfactory
2
too bad to be excused or justified <the organization's racist views have been denounced as morally insupportable>
Synonyms indefensible, inexpiable, insupportable, unforgivable, unjustifiable, unpardonable, unwarrantable
Related Words insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; abominable, atrocious, heinous, monstrous, outrageous, scandalous, shocking; egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank; unacceptable, untenable; black, evil, iniquitous, vicious, wicked; base, contemptible, deplorable, despicable, dirty, execrable, ignoble, reprobate, vile, wretched; cruel, nasty; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; banned, barred, condemned, disallowed, forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed
Near Antonyms acceptable, tolerable; authorized, legal, permissible; allowed, permitted, tolerated; approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned; abetted, encouraged, promoted, supported; ethical, good, moral, virtuous
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