Unsupportable: meaning, definitions and examples

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unsupportable

 

[ ˌənsəˈpôrtəb(ə)l ]

Adjective
Context #1 | Adjective

adjective describing something that cannot be supported

Not capable of being supported or defended; impossible to justify or maintain.

Synonyms

indefensible, unjustifiable, unsustainable, untenable

Examples of usage

  • His argument was so unsupportable that no one believed him.
  • The weight of the evidence made the defendant's position unsupportable.
  • Her actions were deemed unsupportable by her colleagues.
  • The company faced an unsupportable financial burden.
  • The decision to cut funding was considered unsupportable by many.

Translations

Translations of the word "unsupportable" in other languages:

🇵🇹 insuportável

🇮🇳 असहनीय

🇩🇪 unerträglich

🇮🇩 tidak tertahankan

🇺🇦 нестерпний

🇵🇱 nieznośny

🇯🇵 耐えられない

🇫🇷 insupportable

🇪🇸 insoportable

🇹🇷 dayanılmaz

🇰🇷 참을 수 없는

🇸🇦 لا يطاق

🇨🇿 nesnesitelný

🇸🇰 neznesiteľný

🇨🇳 无法忍受的

🇸🇮 neznosen

🇮🇸 óþolandi

🇰🇿 шыдамсыз

🇬🇪 უსაზღვროდ

🇦🇿 dözülməz

🇲🇽 insoportable

Etymology

The word 'unsupportable' originated from the combination of the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and the word 'supportable', which comes from the Latin word 'supportare' meaning 'to support'. The term has been used in the English language for centuries to describe situations or arguments that are unable to be justified or maintained.

See also: insupportable, support, supported, supporter, supporters, supporting, supportive, supportively, supportiveness, supports, unsupported.