unendurable

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/ˌʌn.ɪnˈd(j)ʊɹ.ɪ.bəl/

adjective

Not to be endured; intolerable.

Similar
searingintolerableunbearablebitterinsufferableunsufferableimpossibleunacceptable
OriginEnglish endurable ← Middle English enduren ← Old French endurer →
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Meanings

adjectiveunendurable (comparative more unendurable, superlative most unendurable)

comparative more unendurable · superlative most unendurable · alternative unindurable

  1. Not to be endured; intolerable.

    Synonyms: searing

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot to be endured; intolerable.

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searing

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveincapable of being tolerated or endured

Similar
intolerableunbearablebitterinsufferableunsufferableimpossibleunacceptable
Also see
bitterimpossibleinsufferableinsupportableintolerableunacceptableunbearableunsufferableunsupportable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Latinindūrō
  9. Latinindūrāre
  10. Old Frenchendurer
  11. Middle Englishenduren
  12. Englishendure
  13. Englishendurable
  14. Englishunendurable

From un- + endurable.

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APA

unendurable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unendurable

MLA

“unendurable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unendurable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unendurable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unendurable.

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