UNENDURABLE Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

unendurable

adjective

ˌən-in-ˈdu̇r-ə-bəl

Definition of unendurable

as in unbearable

more than can be put up with people used to travel along this stretch of the highway by night so as to avoid the unendurable heat of the day

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Recent Examples of unendurable Things grew worse that Tuesday night, and unendurable weather drove us into the plane at daybreak on Wednesday. — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for unendurable

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unbearable

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The most unbearable clash was between the Declaration’s principle of equality and the Constitution’s provisions on slavery—the three-fifths clause, the fugitive-slave clause, and the slave-trade clause.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
Soledad Martinez, a 77-year-old resident who has lived in the neighborhood for 45 years, said the fumes and uncertainty had made life in her neighborhood unbearable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

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